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Title: Light ion hohlraum target experiments on PBFA II and Nova

Abstract

The goal of the National Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Program in the United States is a target yield in the range of 200 to 1000 MJ. To address this goal, the near-term emphasis in the Light Ion Target Physics program is to design a credible high-gain target driven by ion beams. Based on this target design, we have identified ion beam spatial parameters, ion beam energy and power deposition, the conversion of ion-beam energy into soft x-ray thermal radiation, the conversion of ion-beam energy into hydrodynamic motion, radiation smoothing in low-density foams, and internal pulse shaping as the critical physics issues. These issues are currently being addressed in both ion- and laser-driven experiments. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
397337
Report Number(s):
CONF-950476-
Journal ID: APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:029399
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 369; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 12. international conference on laser interaction and related plasma phenomena, Osaka (Japan), 24-28 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; ION BEAM TARGETS; LIGHT IONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SOFT X RADIATION; PULSE SHAPERS; PLASMA SIMULATION

Citation Formats

Leeper, R J, Bailey, J E, Barber, T L, Carlson, A L, Chandler, G A, Cook, D L, Derzon, M S, Dukart, R J, Hebron, D E, Johnson, D J, Matzen, M K, Mehlhorn, T A, Moats, A R, Nash, T J, Noack, D D, Olsen, R W, Olson, R E, Porter, J L, Quintenz, J P, Ruiz, C L, Stark, M A, Torres, J A, and Wenger, D F. Light ion hohlraum target experiments on PBFA II and Nova. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.1063/1.50379.
Leeper, R J, Bailey, J E, Barber, T L, Carlson, A L, Chandler, G A, Cook, D L, Derzon, M S, Dukart, R J, Hebron, D E, Johnson, D J, Matzen, M K, Mehlhorn, T A, Moats, A R, Nash, T J, Noack, D D, Olsen, R W, Olson, R E, Porter, J L, Quintenz, J P, Ruiz, C L, Stark, M A, Torres, J A, & Wenger, D F. Light ion hohlraum target experiments on PBFA II and Nova. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.50379
Leeper, R J, Bailey, J E, Barber, T L, Carlson, A L, Chandler, G A, Cook, D L, Derzon, M S, Dukart, R J, Hebron, D E, Johnson, D J, Matzen, M K, Mehlhorn, T A, Moats, A R, Nash, T J, Noack, D D, Olsen, R W, Olson, R E, Porter, J L, Quintenz, J P, Ruiz, C L, Stark, M A, Torres, J A, and Wenger, D F. 1996. "Light ion hohlraum target experiments on PBFA II and Nova". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.50379.
@article{osti_397337,
title = {Light ion hohlraum target experiments on PBFA II and Nova},
author = {Leeper, R J and Bailey, J E and Barber, T L and Carlson, A L and Chandler, G A and Cook, D L and Derzon, M S and Dukart, R J and Hebron, D E and Johnson, D J and Matzen, M K and Mehlhorn, T A and Moats, A R and Nash, T J and Noack, D D and Olsen, R W and Olson, R E and Porter, J L and Quintenz, J P and Ruiz, C L and Stark, M A and Torres, J A and Wenger, D F},
abstractNote = {The goal of the National Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Program in the United States is a target yield in the range of 200 to 1000 MJ. To address this goal, the near-term emphasis in the Light Ion Target Physics program is to design a credible high-gain target driven by ion beams. Based on this target design, we have identified ion beam spatial parameters, ion beam energy and power deposition, the conversion of ion-beam energy into soft x-ray thermal radiation, the conversion of ion-beam energy into hydrodynamic motion, radiation smoothing in low-density foams, and internal pulse shaping as the critical physics issues. These issues are currently being addressed in both ion- and laser-driven experiments. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}},
doi = {10.1063/1.50379},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/397337}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
number = 1,
volume = 369,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}