Code Development Supporting a Non-Thermal Source of High Fluence Warm X-Ray
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Voss Scientific, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
A six-month research effort has advanced the hybrid kinetic-fluid modeling capability required for developing non-thermal warm x-ray sources on Z. The three particle treatments of quasi-neutral, multi-fluid, and kinetic are demonstrated in 1D simulations of an Ar gas puff. The simulations determine required resolutions for the advanced implicit solution techniques and debug hybrid particle treatments with equation-of-state and radiation transport. The kinetic treatment is used in preliminary analysis of the non-Maxwellian nature of a gas target. It is also demonstrates the sensitivity of the cyclotron and collision frequencies in determining the transition from thermal to non-thermal particle populations. Finally, a 2D Ar gas puff simulation of a Z shot demonstrates the readiness to proceed with realistic target configurations. The results put us on a very firm footing to proceed to a full LDRD which includes continued development transition criteria and x-ray yield calculation.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1854746
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2021-12278; 700435
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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