Compression dynamics of an indirect drive fast ignition target

Conference · Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:837300

Stephens, R B; Hatchett, S P; Turner, R E; Tanaka, K A; Kodama, R; Kodama, R; Soures, J M

In an x-ray driven reentrant cone fast ignition target the x-ray spectrum contains a high energy component that cause preheating of the reentrant cone and mixing of its gold into the collapsing shell. Direct laser drive might avoid this problem.

• Research Organization: Richard B. Stephens/General Atomics
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-01SF22229
• OSTI ID: 837300
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/22229-2; TRN: US0701847
• Resource Relation: Conference: 44th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Nov. 11-15, 2002, Orlando, FLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
COMPRESSION
CONES
GOLD
HEAT TREATMENTS
IGNITION
LASERS
PHYSICS
PLASMA
TARGETS
Inertial Fusion
Fast Ignition
X-ray Drive
Target Hydrodynamics