Sample test array and recovery (STAR) platform at the National Ignition Facility

Moore, Nathan W.; Bell, Kate S.; Hilborn, Haley; Woodworth, Brandon N.; Mesh, Mikhail; Bruss, Donald E.; Franke, Brian C.; Poole, Patrick L.; Hohlfelder, Robert J.; Zarick, Thomas; Romero, Randall; Chantler, Gary R.; Esquivel, Carlos A.; May, Mark J.; Flanagan, Timothy M.; Blue, Brent E.

doi:10.1063/5.0043313

Sample test array and recovery (STAR) platform at the National Ignition Facility

Journal Article · Fri May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043313· OSTI ID:1812988

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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

We have developed the Sample Test Array and Recovery (STAR) platform for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) for studying the thermal and hydrodynamic responses of materials in extreme environments. The STAR platform expands the range of obtainable fluences and quadruples the rate that materials experiments can be conducted at the NIF. Example configurations are demonstrated for fluences spanning 0.56–34 J/cm² with environmental isolation for post-shot material recovery and inspection and up to 1740 J/cm² without isolation, with surface heating rates of up to 2 × 10¹⁴ K/s. Lastly, an example experiment involving thermally driven shock and spallation of aluminum alloy 7075 is briefly discussed.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1812988

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1782970

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--817954; 1028145

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 92; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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