Fill-Tube-Induced Mass Perturbations on X-Ray-Driven, Ignition-Scale, Inertial-Confinement-Fusion Capsule Shells and the Implications for Ignition Experiments
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1193 (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
- 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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