Evolution of Gas Cell Targets for Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Experiments at the Sandia National Laboratories PECOS Test Facility

Paguio, R. R.; Smith, G. E.; Taylor, J. L.; Tomlinson, K.; Holt, R. R.; Tatum, W. D.; Farrell, M. P.; Betcher, J.; Harvey-Thompson, A.; Geissel, M.; Kellogg, J.; Peterson, K.

doi:10.1080/15361055.2017.1387455

Evolution of Gas Cell Targets for Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Experiments at the Sandia National Laboratories PECOS Test Facility

Journal Article · Sun Dec 03 23:00:00 EST 2017 · Fusion Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1387455· OSTI ID:1438486

Paguio, R. R. ^[1]; Smith, G. E. ^[2]; Taylor, J. L. ^[2]; Tomlinson, K. ^[2]; Holt, R. R. ^[2]; Tatum, W. D. ^[2]; Farrell, M. P. ^[2]; Betcher, J. ^[3]; Harvey-Thompson, A. ^[4]; Geissel, M. ^[4]; Kellogg, J. ^[4]; Peterson, K. ^[4]

General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); General Atomics
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Luxel Corp., Friday Harbor, WA (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Z-Beamlet (ZBL) experiments conducted at the PECOS test facility at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) investigated the nonlinear processes in laser plasma interaction (or laserplasma instabilities LPI) that complicate the deposition of laser energy by enhanced absorption, backscatter, filamentation and beam-spray that can occur in large-scale laser-heated gas cell targets. These targets and experiments were designed to provide better insight into the physics of the laser preheat stage of the Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) scheme being tested on the SNL Z-machine. The experiments aim to understand the tradeoffs between laser spot size, laser pulse shape, laser entrance hole (LEH) window thickness, and fuel density for laser preheat. Gas cell target design evolution and fabrication adaptations to accommodate the evolving experiment and scientific requirements are also described in this paper.

Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001808

OSTI ID:: 1438486

Journal Information:: Fusion Science and Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Science and Technology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 73; ISSN 1536-1055

Publisher:: American Nuclear SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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