Hydrodynamic instability modeling for ICF

Conference · Wed Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10181231

Haan, S W

The intent of this paper is to review how instability growth is modeled in ICF targets, and to identify the principal issues. Most of the material has been published previously, but is not familiar to a wide audience. Hydrodynamic instabilities are a key issue in ICF. Along with laser-plasma instabilities, they determine the regime in which ignition is possible. At higher laser energies, the same issues determine the achievable gain. Quantitative predictions are therefore of the utmost importance to planning the ICF program, as well as to understanding current Nova results. The key fact that underlies all this work is the stabilization of short wavelengths.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 10181231
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-112167; CONF-9303126-8; ON: DE93018634; TRN: 93:003182
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. international workshop on the physics of compressible turbulent mixing,Cambridge (United Kingdom),29 Mar - 1 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: 31 Mar 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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