Gamma Reaction History ablator areal density constraints upon correlated diagnostic modeling of National Ignition Facility implosion experiments
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401 (United States)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
The inelastic neutron scattering induced γ-ray signal from {sup 12}C in an Inertial Confinement Fusion capsule is demonstrated to be an effective and general diagnostic for shell ablator areal density. Experimental acquisition of the time-integrated signal at 4.4 MeV using threshold detection from four gas Čerenkov cells provides a direct measurement of the {sup 12}C areal density near stagnation. Application of a three-dimensional isobaric static model of data acquired in a recent high neutron yield National Ignition Facility experimental campaign reveals two general trends: smaller remaining ablator mass at stagnation and higher shell density with increasing laser drive.
- OSTI ID:
- 22408222
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CAPSULES
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COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
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IMPLOSIONS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASERS
MEV RANGE
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
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US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY
ABLATION
CAPSULES
CARBON 12
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
GAMMA RADIATION
IMPLOSIONS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASERS
MEV RANGE
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
THRESHOLD DETECTORS
US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY