Single and Double Shell Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility at 527 nm

Wilson, Douglas Carl; Spaeth, M. L.; Yin, Lin; Sauppe, Joshua Paul; Hopkins, L. B.; Loomis, Eric Nicholas; Sacks, Ryan Foster; Albright, Brian James; Strozzi, D.; Munro, D.; Widmayer, C.; Raymond, B.; Manes, K.; Kline, John L.

doi:10.1063/5.0037338

Title: Single and Double Shell Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility at 527 nm

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0037338· OSTI ID:1868271

Wilson, Douglas Carl ^[1]; Spaeth, M. L. ^[2];

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Converting and using the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to deliver 527 nm light instead of its current 351 nm would allow the laser to deliver more energy and power to ignition targets. We update previous 527 nm target design work to reflect more contemporary target designs using high-density carbon capsules and low density helium gas filled Hohlraums. We extend single shell capsule designs based on current experimental results to higher energy and power and also explore double shell capsules, both driven by green light. These studies were completed using detailed pulse shapes found for targets that converged with acceptable 2D implosion symmetries and then used the Lava Lamp II code to confirm their feasibility at NIF. A 1.2× dimensional scaleup of one tuned NIF target at the limit of its current 351 nm capabilities and shot 170827 uses 3.3 MJ, at the limit of the current NIF's 527 nm capability. With the less-structured pulse of a double shell target, 3.7 MJ could be delivered by the laser. Our LPI calculations do not preclude operation at 527 nm, particularly for low fill Hohlraums, and suggest that the stimulated Raman backscatter may be no worse than the small quantities seen in 170827; stimulated forward Raman scattering may be present. If Stimulated Brillouin Scattering is too great, the much greater laser bandwidth available at 527 nm could be used to decrease backscatter. These larger targets with higher energy and power may offer a better chance of achieving ignition with only modest changes to the NIF laser.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Office of Defense Programs (DP); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1868271

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1784784

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-20-29072; TRN: US2306255

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 28, Issue 5; ISSN 1070-664X

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

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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