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Design Calculations For NIF Convergent Ablator Experiments

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The NIF convergent ablation tuning effort is underway. In the early experiments, we have discovered that the design code simulations over-predict the capsule implosion velocity and shock flash rhor, but under-predict the hohlraum x-ray flux measurements. The apparent inconsistency between the x-ray flux and radiography data implies that there are important unexplained aspects of the hohlraum and/or capsule behavior.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
1035277
Report Number(s):
LLNL-PROC-510231
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Three-dimensional HYDRA simulations of National Ignition Facility targets journal May 2001
Convergent ablator performance measurements journal October 2010

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