Improved Performance of High Areal Density Indirect Drive Implosions at the National Ignition Facility using a Four-Shock Adiabat Shaped Drive

Casey, D. T.; Milovich, J. L.; Smalyuk, V. A.; Clark, D. S.; Robey, H. F.; Pak, A.; MacPhee, A. G.; Baker, K. L.; Weber, C. R.; Ma, T.; Park, H. -S.; Döppner, T.; Callahan, D. A.; Haan, S. W.; Patel, P. K.; Peterson, J. L.; Hoover, D.; Nikroo, A.; Yeamans, C. B.; Merrill, F. E.; Volegov, P. L.; Fittinghoff, D. N.; Grim, G. P.; Edwards, M. J.; Landen, O. L.; Lafortune, K. N.; MacGowan, B. J.; Widmayer, C. C.; Sayre, D. B.; Hatarik, R.; Bond, E. J.; Nagel, S. R.; Benedetti, L. R.; Izumi, N.; Khan, S.; Bachmann, B.; Spears, B. K.; Cerjan, C. J.; Gatu Johnson, M.; Frenje, J. A.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.105001

Improved Performance of High Areal Density Indirect Drive Implosions at the National Ignition Facility using a Four-Shock Adiabat Shaped Drive

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.105001· OSTI ID:1215665

Casey, D. T. ^[1]; Milovich, J. L. ^[2]; Smalyuk, V. A. ^[2]; Clark, D. S. ^[2]; Robey, H. F. ^[2]; Pak, A. ^[2]; MacPhee, A. G. ^[2]; Baker, K. L. ^[2]; Weber, C. R. ^[2]; Ma, T. ^[2]; Park, H. -S. ^[2]; Döppner, T. ^[2]; Callahan, D. A. ^[2]; Haan, S. W. ^[2]; Patel, P. K. ^[2]; Peterson, J. L. ^[2]; Hoover, D. ^[3]; Nikroo, A. ^[3]; Yeamans, C. B. ^[2]; Merrill, F. E. ^[4] more »

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); High Energy Density Physics Division, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Hydrodynamic instabilities can cause capsule defects and other perturbations to grow and degrade implosion performance in ignition experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Here, we show the first experimental demonstration that a strong unsupported first shock in indirect drive implosions at the NIF reduces ablation front instability growth leading to a 3 to 10 times higher yield with fuel ρR > 1 g=cm². This work shows the importance of ablation front instability growth during the National Ignition Campaign and may provide a path to improved performance at the high compression necessary for ignition.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; NA0001857

OSTI ID:: 1215665

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1213751
OSTI ID: 1251048

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--670698

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 115; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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