Overview of LANL short-pulse ion acceleration activities

Conference · Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2009

OSTI ID:1172190

Flippo, Kirk A. ^[1]; Schmitt, Mark J. ^[1]; Offermann, Dustin ^[1]; Cobble, James A. ^[1]; Gautier, Donald ^[1]; Kline, John ^[1]; Workman, Jonathan ^[1]; Archuleta, Fred ^[1]; Gonzales, Raymond ^[1]; Hurry, Thomas ^[1]; Johnson, Randall ^[1]; Letzring, Samuel ^[1]; Montgomery, David ^[2]; Reid, Sha-Marie ^[1]; Shimada, Tsutomu ^[1]; Gaillard, Sandrine A. ^[3]; Sentoku, Yasuhiko ^[3]; Bussman, Michael ^[4]; Kluge, Thomas ^[5]; Cowan, Thomas E. ^[5] ; Rassuchine, Jenny M. ^[6]; Lowenstern, Mario E. ^[7]; Mucino, J. Eduardo ^[7]; Gall, Brady ^[8]; Korgan, Grant ^[9]; Malekos, Steven ^[9]; Adams, Jesse ^[9]; Bartal, Teresa ^[10]; Chawla, Surgreev ^[10]; Higginson, Drew ^[10]; Beg, Farhat ^[10]; Nilson, Phil ^[11]; Mac Phee, Andrew ^[12]; Le Pape, Sebastien ^[12]; Hey, Daniel ^[12]; Mac Kinnon, Andy ^[12]; Geissel, Mattias ^[13]; Schollmeier, Marius ^[13]; Stephens, Rich ^[14]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory
3. Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
4. Forschungszentrum Dresden (Germany)
5. Forschungszentrum Dresden (Germany)
6. Forschungszentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (Germany)
7. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
8. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)
9. Nanolabz, Reno, NV (United States)
10. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
11. Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester, NY (United States)
12. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
13. Sandia National Lab. (SNL), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
14. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

An overview of Los Alamos National Laboratory's activities related to short-pulse ion acceleration is presented. LANL is involved is several projects related to Inertial Confinement Fusion (Fast Ignition) and Laser-Ion Acceleration. LANL has an active high energy X-ray backlighter program for radiographing ICF implosions and other High Energy Density Laboratory Physics experiments. Using the Trident 200TW laser we are currently developing high energy photon (>10 keV) phase contrast imaging techniques to be applied on Omega and the NIF. In addition we are engaged in multiple programs in laser ion acceleration to boost the ion energies and efficiencies for various potential applications including Fast Ignition, active material interrogation, and medical applications. Two basic avenues to increase ion performance are currently under study: one involves ultra-thin targets and the other involves changing the target geometry. We have recently had success in boosting proton energies above 65 MeV into the medical application range. Highlights covered in the presentation include: The Trident Laser System; X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging for ICF and HEDLP; Improving TNSA Ion Acceleration; Scaling Laws; Flat Targets; Thin Targets; Cone Targets; Ion Focusing;Trident; Omega EP; Scaling Comparisons; and, Conclusions.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1172190
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-09-07846; LA-UR-09-7846
• Resource Relation: Conference: Seminar at University of Nevada, Reno, December 2, 2009
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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