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Fill-Tube-Induced Mass Perturbations on X-Ray-Driven, Ignition-Scale, Inertial-Confinement-Fusion Capsule Shells and the Implications for Ignition Experiments

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1193 (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
  3. General Atomics, San Diego, California 92186 (United States)
On the first inertial-confinement-fusion ignition facility, the target capsule will be DT filled through a long, narrow tube inserted into the shell. {mu}g-scale shell perturbations {delta}m{sup '} arising from multiple, 10-50 {mu}m-diameter, hollow SiO{sub 2} tubes on x-ray-driven, ignition-scale, 1-mg capsules have been measured on a subignition device. Simulations compare well with observation, whence it is corroborated that {delta}m{sup '} arises from early x-ray shadowing by the tube rather than tube mass coupling to the shell, and inferred that 10-20 {mu}m tubes will negligibly affect fusion yield on a full-ignition facility.
OSTI ID:
21024472
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 99; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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