Editorial: Using high energy density plasmas for nuclear experiments relevant to nuclear astrophysics

Gatu Johnson, Maria; Hale, Gerald; Paris, Mark; Wiescher, Michael; Zylstra, Alex

doi:10.3389/fphy.2023.1180821

Title: Editorial: Using high energy density plasmas for nuclear experiments relevant to nuclear astrophysics

Journal Article · Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Frontiers in Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2023.1180821· OSTI ID:1988213

Gatu Johnson, Maria ^[1]; Hale, Gerald ^[2]; Paris, Mark ^[2]; Wiescher, Michael ^[3]; Zylstra, Alex ^[4]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Thermonuclear reaction rates and nuclear processes have traditionally been explored by means of accelerator experiments, which are difficult to execute at conditions relevant to nucleosynthesis. High energy density (HED) plasmas generated using lasers, such as the inertial confinement fusion (ICF) platform, more closely mimic astrophysical environments in several ways, including with thermal distributions of reacting ions as opposed to mono-energetic ions impinging on a cold target; stellar-relevant plasma temperatures and densities; and neutron flux densities not found anywhere else on earth. The most extreme conditions can currently be achieved at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser in the US, where densities of 10³ g/cm³ and neutron fluxes up to 5∙10²⁷ neutrons/cm/s have been demonstrated over a time period of a few tens of picoseconds. The HED platform is emerging as an interesting complement to accelerator experiments.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1988213

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-850967; 1074547; TRN: US2403835

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Physics, Vol. 11, Issue N/A; ISSN 2296-424X

Publisher:: Frontiers Research FoundationCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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