Measuring implosion velocities in experiments and simulations of laser-driven cylindrical implosions on the OMEGA laser

Hansen, E. C.; Barnak, D. H.; Betti, R.; Campbell, E. M.; Chang, P-Y; Davies, J. R.; Glebov, V. Yu; Knauer, J. P.; Peebles, J.; Regan, S. P.; Sefkow, A. B.

doi:10.1088/1361-6587/aab73f

Title: Measuring implosion velocities in experiments and simulations of laser-driven cylindrical implosions on the OMEGA laser

Journal Article · Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/aab73f· OSTI ID:1437941

^[1]; Barnak, D. H. ^[1]; Betti, R. ^[1]; Campbell, E. M. ^[1];

^[2]; Davies, J. R. ^[1]; Glebov, V. Yu ^[1]; Knauer, J. P. ^[1]; Peebles, J. ^[1]; Regan, S. P. ^[1]; Sefkow, A. B. ^[1]

Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan City (Taiwan)

Laser-driven magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF) on OMEGA involves cylindrical implosions, a preheat beam, and an applied magnetic field. Initial experiments excluded the preheat beam and magnetic field to better characterize the implosion. X-ray self-emission as measured by framing cameras was used to determine the shell trajectory. The 1-D code LILAC was used to model the central region of the implosion, and results were compared to 2-D simulations from the HYDRA code. Post-processing of simulation output with SPECT3D and Yorick produced synthetic x-ray images that were used to compare the simulation results with the x-ray framing camera data. Quantitative analysis shows that higher measured neutron yields correlate with higher implosion velocities. The future goal is to further analyze the x-ray images to characterize the uniformity of the implosions and apply these analysis techniques to integrated laser-driven MagLIF shots to better understand the effects of preheat and the magnetic field.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001944

OSTI ID:: 1437941

Report Number(s):: 2017-42, 1400; 2017-42, 1400, 2356; TRN: US1900365

Journal Information:: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 60, Issue 5; Conference: 47th Annual Anomalous Absorption Conference, Florence, OR, 11-16 June 2017; ISSN 0741-3335

Publisher:: IOP ScienceCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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