High--aspect-ratio laser-fusion targets driven by 24-beam uv laser radiation

Journal Article · Mon May 12 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.2048· OSTI ID:5520917

Richardson, M C; McKenty, P W; Keck, R F; Marshall, F J; Roback, D M; Verdon, C P; McCrory, R L; Soures, J M; Lane, S M

The implosions of thin-walled, large-diameter, deuterium-tritium--filled glass microballoon targets ablatively driven by the 351-nm, 2-kJ OMEGA laser are reported. Compressed fuel diagnostics, including the first direct simultaneous measurements of the fuel and shell areal densities, and detailed hydrodynamic simulations determine the effect of illumination uniformity on implosion symmetry.

• Research Organization: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299
• DOE Contract Number: FC08-85DP40200
• OSTI ID: 5520917
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 56:19; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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ABLATION
AIRSHIPS
ASPECT RATIO
BALLOONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DATA
DEUTERIUM
DIMENSIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FLUID MECHANICS
GLASS
HYDRODYNAMICS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IMPLOSIONS
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LASER IMPLOSIONS
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
LIGHT NUCLEI
MECHANICS
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLASMA
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
SIMULATION
STABLE ISOTOPES
THEORETICAL DATA
THICKNESS
TRITIUM
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES