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Title: Hydrodynamic Relations for Direct-Drive Fast-Ignition and Conventional Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2746812· OSTI ID:910165

Relations between stagnation and in-flight phases are derived both analytically and numerically, for hydrodynamic variables relevant to direct-drive inertial confinement fusion implosions. Scaling laws are derived for the stagnation values of the shell density and areal density and for the hot-spot pressure, temperature, and areal density. A simple formula is also derived for the thermonuclear energy gain and in-flight aspect ratio.

Research Organization:
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC52-92SF19460
OSTI ID:
910165
Report Number(s):
DOE/SF/19460-764; PHPAEN; 1725; 2007-2; TRN: US0704102
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 14; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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