Kinetic model for DT ignition and burn in ICF targets
- Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
Ignition and burn of DT targets is studied taking into account kinetic effects. Kinetic equations describing the interaction of the high-energy reaction products with target plasma are solved using the particle-in-cell (PIC) code for collisional plasma. Volume and spark ignition configurations are simulated for initial temperatures and {l_angle}{rho}{ital R}{r_angle} values of practical interest and target masses between 0.1 and 10 mg. Optically thick configurations igniting at temperatures below 5 keV are considered. Burn of the targets with reduced tritium content is simulated. It was shown that, for 25{percent} tritium concentration, the energy output is reduced only by 15{percent}. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 397236
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950476--
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 369; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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