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Title: Demonstration of Enhanced Radiation Drive in Hohlraums Made from a Mixture of High-Z Wall Materials

Abstract

We present results from experiments, numerical simulations and analytic modeling, demonstrating enhanced hohlraum performance. Care in the fabrication and handling of hohlraums with walls consisting of high-Z mixtures (cocktails) has led to our demonstration, for the first time, of a significant increase in radiation temperature compared to a pure Au hohlraum that is in agreement with predictions and is ascribable to reduced wall losses. The data suggest that a National Ignition Facility ignition hohlraum made of a U:Au:Dy cocktail should have {approx}17% reduction in wall losses compared to a similar gold hohlraum.

Authors:
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20951278
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 98; Journal Issue: 17; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.175003; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; DYSPROSIUM; FABRICATION; GOLD; MIXTURES; SIMULATION; THERMONUCLEAR IGNITION; URANIUM; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; WALLS

Citation Formats

Schein, Jochen, Jones, Ogden, Rosen, Mordecai, Dewald, Eduard, Glenzer, Siegfried, Gunther, Janelle, Hammel, Bruce, Landen, Otto, Suter, Laurence, and Wallace, Russell. Demonstration of Enhanced Radiation Drive in Hohlraums Made from a Mixture of High-Z Wall Materials. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.98.175003.
Schein, Jochen, Jones, Ogden, Rosen, Mordecai, Dewald, Eduard, Glenzer, Siegfried, Gunther, Janelle, Hammel, Bruce, Landen, Otto, Suter, Laurence, & Wallace, Russell. Demonstration of Enhanced Radiation Drive in Hohlraums Made from a Mixture of High-Z Wall Materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.98.175003
Schein, Jochen, Jones, Ogden, Rosen, Mordecai, Dewald, Eduard, Glenzer, Siegfried, Gunther, Janelle, Hammel, Bruce, Landen, Otto, Suter, Laurence, and Wallace, Russell. 2007. "Demonstration of Enhanced Radiation Drive in Hohlraums Made from a Mixture of High-Z Wall Materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.98.175003.
@article{osti_20951278,
title = {Demonstration of Enhanced Radiation Drive in Hohlraums Made from a Mixture of High-Z Wall Materials},
author = {Schein, Jochen and Jones, Ogden and Rosen, Mordecai and Dewald, Eduard and Glenzer, Siegfried and Gunther, Janelle and Hammel, Bruce and Landen, Otto and Suter, Laurence and Wallace, Russell},
abstractNote = {We present results from experiments, numerical simulations and analytic modeling, demonstrating enhanced hohlraum performance. Care in the fabrication and handling of hohlraums with walls consisting of high-Z mixtures (cocktails) has led to our demonstration, for the first time, of a significant increase in radiation temperature compared to a pure Au hohlraum that is in agreement with predictions and is ascribable to reduced wall losses. The data suggest that a National Ignition Facility ignition hohlraum made of a U:Au:Dy cocktail should have {approx}17% reduction in wall losses compared to a similar gold hohlraum.},
doi = {10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.98.175003},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20951278}, journal = {Physical Review Letters},
issn = {0031-9007},
number = 17,
volume = 98,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Fri Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}