Inertial confinement fusion. Quarterly report, July--September 1992: Volume 2, Number 4

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10154531

Powers, L; Condouris, R; Kotowski, M; Murphy, P W ^[1]

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This issue of the ICF Quarterly contains seven articles that describe recent progress in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory`s ICF program. The Department of Energy recently initiated an effort to design a 1--2 MJ glass laser, the proposed National Ignition Facility (NIF). These articles span various aspects of a program which is aimed at moving forward toward such a facility by continuing to use the Nova laser to gain understanding of NIF-relevant target physics, by developing concepts for an NIF laser driver, and by envisioning a variety of applications for larger ICF facilities. This report discusses research on the following topics: Stimulated Rotational Raman Scattering in Nitrogen; A Maxwell Equation Solver in LASNEX for the Simulation of Moderately Intense Ultrashort Pulse Experiments; Measurements of Radial Heat-Wave Propagation in Laser-Produced Plasmas; Laser-Seeded Modulation Growth on Directly Driven Foils; Stimulated Raman Scattering in Large-Aperture, High-Fluence Frequency-Conversion Crystals; Fission Product Hazard Reduction Using Inertial Fusion Energy; Use of Inertial Confinement Fusion for Nuclear Weapons Effects Simulations.

• 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: 10154531
• Report Number(s): UCRL-LR--105821-92-4; ON: DE93013303
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PROGRESS REPORT
RAMAN EFFECT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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