High energy-density science on the National Ignition Facility
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)
The National Ignition Facility, as well as its French counterpart, {ital Le Laser Megajoule}, have been designed to confront one of the most difficult and compelling problem in shock physics{emdash}the creation of a hot, compressed DT plasma surrounded and confined by cold, nearly degenerate DT fuel. At the same time, these laser facilities will present the shock physics community with unique tools for the study of high energy density matter at states unreachable by any other laboratory technique. Here we describe how these lasers can contribute to investigations of high energy density matter in the areas of material properties and equations of state, extend present laboratory shock techniques such as high-speed jets to new regimes, and allow study of extreme conditions found in astrophysical phenomena. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 295447
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970707-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 99:001683
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 429, Issue 1; Conference: Meeting of the topical group on shock compression of condensed matter of the American Physical Society, Amherst, MA (United States), 27 Jul - 1 Aug 1997; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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