Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged particle-producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics

Johnson, M. Gatu; Zylstra, A. B.; Bacher, A.; Brune, C. R.; Casey, D. T.; Forrest, C.; Herrmann, H. W.; Hohenberger, M.; Sayre, D. B.; Bionta, R. M.; Bourgade, J.-L.; Caggiano, J. A.; Cerjan, C.; Craxton, R. S.; Dearborn, D.; Farrell, M.; Frenje, J. A.; Garcia, E. M.; Glebov, V. Yu.; Hale, G.; Hartouni, E. P.; Hatarik, R.; Hohensee, M.; Holunga, D. M.; Hoppe, M.; Janezic, R.; Khan, S. F.; Kilkenny, J. D.; Kim, Y. H.; Knauer, J. P.; Kohut, T. R.; Lahmann, B.; Landoas, O.; Li, C. K.; Marshall, F. J.; Masse, L.; McEvoy, A.; McKenty, P.; McNabb, D. P.; Nikroo, A.; Parham, T. G.; Paris, M.; Petrasso, R. D.; Pino, J.; Radha, P. B.; Remington, B.; Rinderknecht, H. G.; Robey, H.; Rosenberg, M. J.; Rosse, B.; Rubery, M.; Sangster, T. C.; Sanchez, J.; Schmitt, M.; Schoff, M.; Séguin, F. H.; Seka, W.; Sio, H.; Stoeckl, C.; Tipton, B.

doi:10.7910/DVN/IB6UKW

Title: Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged particle-producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a platform to study astrophysically relevant nuclear reactions using inertial-confinement fusion implosions on the OMEGA and NIF laser facilities, with a particular focus on optimizing the implosions to study charged-particle-producing reactions. Primary requirements on the platform are high yield, for high statistics in the fusion product measurements, combined with low areal density, to allow the charged fusion products to escape. This is optimally achieved with direct-drive exploding pusher implosions using thin-glass-shell capsules. Mitigation strategies to eliminate a possible target sheath potential which would accelerate the emitted ions are discussed. The potential impact of kinetic effects on the implosions is also considered. The platform is initially employed to study the complementary T(t,2n)??, T(3He,np)?? and 3He(3He,2p)?? reactions. Proof-of-principle results from the first experiments demonstrating the ability to accurately measure the energy and yields of charged particles are presented. Lessons learned from these experiments will be used in studies of other reactions. The goals are to explore thermonuclear reaction rates and fundamental nuclear physics in stellar-like plasma environments, and to push this new frontier of nuclear astrophysics into unique regimes not reachable through existing platforms, with thermal ion velocity distributions, plasma screening and low reactant energies.

Authors:: Johnson, M. Gatu; Zylstra, A. B.; Bacher, A.; Brune, C. R.; Casey, D. T.; Forrest, C.; Herrmann, H. W.; Hohenberger, M.; Sayre, D. B.; Bionta, R. M.; Bourgade, J.-L.; Caggiano, J. A.; Cerjan, C.; Craxton, R. S.; Dearborn, D.; Farrell, M.; Frenje, J. A.; Garcia, E. M.; Glebov, V. Yu.; Hale, G. more »« less

Publication Date:: 2018-10-16

DOE Contract Number:: NA0001857; NA0002905; FG02-88ER40387; NA0002035

Research Org.:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center; Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

OSTI Identifier:: 1879861

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IB6UKW

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                    Johnson, M. Gatu, Zylstra, A. B., Bacher, A., Brune, C. R., Casey, D. T., Forrest, C., Herrmann, H. W., Hohenberger, M., Sayre, D. B., Bionta, R. M., Bourgade, J.-L., Caggiano, J. A., Cerjan, C., Craxton, R. S., Dearborn, D., Farrell, M., Frenje, J. A., Garcia, E. M., Glebov, V. Yu., Hale, G., Hartouni, E. P., Hatarik, R., Hohensee, M., Holunga, D. M., Hoppe, M., Janezic, R., Khan, S. F., Kilkenny, J. D., Kim, Y. H., Knauer, J. P., Kohut, T. R., Lahmann, B., Landoas, O., Li, C. K., Marshall, F. J., Masse, L., McEvoy, A., McKenty, P., McNabb, D. P., Nikroo, A., Parham, T. G., Paris, M., Petrasso, R. D., Pino, J., Radha, P. B., Remington, B., Rinderknecht, H. G., Robey, H., Rosenberg, M. J., Rosse, B., Rubery, M., Sangster, T. C., Sanchez, J., Schmitt, M., Schoff, M., Séguin, F. H., Seka, W., Sio, H., Stoeckl, C., and Tipton, B. Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged particle-producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
        Web.  doi:10.7910/DVN/IB6UKW.

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                    Johnson, M. Gatu, Zylstra, A. B., Bacher, A., Brune, C. R., Casey, D. T., Forrest, C., Herrmann, H. W., Hohenberger, M., Sayre, D. B., Bionta, R. M., Bourgade, J.-L., Caggiano, J. A., Cerjan, C., Craxton, R. S., Dearborn, D., Farrell, M., Frenje, J. A., Garcia, E. M., Glebov, V. Yu., Hale, G., Hartouni, E. P., Hatarik, R., Hohensee, M., Holunga, D. M., Hoppe, M., Janezic, R., Khan, S. F., Kilkenny, J. D., Kim, Y. H., Knauer, J. P., Kohut, T. R., Lahmann, B., Landoas, O., Li, C. K., Marshall, F. J., Masse, L., McEvoy, A., McKenty, P., McNabb, D. P., Nikroo, A., Parham, T. G., Paris, M., Petrasso, R. D., Pino, J., Radha, P. B., Remington, B., Rinderknecht, H. G., Robey, H., Rosenberg, M. J., Rosse, B., Rubery, M., Sangster, T. C., Sanchez, J., Schmitt, M., Schoff, M., Séguin, F. H., Seka, W., Sio, H., Stoeckl, C., & Tipton, B. Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged particle-producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IB6UKW

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                    Johnson, M. Gatu, Zylstra, A. B., Bacher, A., Brune, C. R., Casey, D. T., Forrest, C., Herrmann, H. W., Hohenberger, M., Sayre, D. B., Bionta, R. M., Bourgade, J.-L., Caggiano, J. A., Cerjan, C., Craxton, R. S., Dearborn, D., Farrell, M., Frenje, J. A., Garcia, E. M., Glebov, V. Yu., Hale, G., Hartouni, E. P., Hatarik, R., Hohensee, M., Holunga, D. M., Hoppe, M., Janezic, R., Khan, S. F., Kilkenny, J. D., Kim, Y. H., Knauer, J. P., Kohut, T. R., Lahmann, B., Landoas, O., Li, C. K., Marshall, F. J., Masse, L., McEvoy, A., McKenty, P., McNabb, D. P., Nikroo, A., Parham, T. G., Paris, M., Petrasso, R. D., Pino, J., Radha, P. B., Remington, B., Rinderknecht, H. G., Robey, H., Rosenberg, M. J., Rosse, B., Rubery, M., Sangster, T. C., Sanchez, J., Schmitt, M., Schoff, M., Séguin, F. H., Seka, W., Sio, H., Stoeckl, C., and Tipton, B. 2018.  
"Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged particle-producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IB6UKW.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1879861. Pub date:Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018

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  title        = {Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged particle-producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics},

  author       = {Johnson, M. Gatu and Zylstra, A. B. and Bacher, A. and Brune, C. R. and Casey, D. T. and Forrest, C. and Herrmann, H. W. and Hohenberger, M. and Sayre, D. B. and Bionta, R. M. and Bourgade, J.-L. and Caggiano, J. A. and Cerjan, C. and Craxton, R. S. and Dearborn, D. and Farrell, M. and Frenje, J. A. and Garcia, E. M. and Glebov, V. Yu. and Hale, G. and Hartouni, E. P. and Hatarik, R. and Hohensee, M. and Holunga, D. M. and Hoppe, M. and Janezic, R. and Khan, S. F. and Kilkenny, J. D. and Kim, Y. H. and Knauer, J. P. and Kohut, T. R. and Lahmann, B. and Landoas, O. and Li, C. K. and Marshall, F. J. and Masse, L. and McEvoy, A. and McKenty, P. and McNabb, D. P. and Nikroo, A. and Parham, T. G. and Paris, M. and Petrasso, R. D. and Pino, J. and Radha, P. B. and Remington, B. and Rinderknecht, H. G. and Robey, H. and Rosenberg, M. J. and Rosse, B. and Rubery, M. and Sangster, T. C. and Sanchez, J. and Schmitt, M. and Schoff, M. and Séguin, F. H. and Seka, W. and Sio, H. and Stoeckl, C. and Tipton, B.},

  abstractNote = {This paper describes the development of a platform to study astrophysically relevant nuclear reactions using inertial-confinement fusion implosions on the OMEGA and NIF laser facilities, with a particular focus on optimizing the implosions to study charged-particle-producing reactions. Primary requirements on the platform are high yield, for high statistics in the fusion product measurements, combined with low areal density, to allow the charged fusion products to escape. This is optimally achieved with direct-drive exploding pusher implosions using thin-glass-shell capsules. Mitigation strategies to eliminate a possible target sheath potential which would accelerate the emitted ions are discussed. The potential impact of kinetic effects on the implosions is also considered. The platform is initially employed to study the complementary T(t,2n)??, T(3He,np)?? and 3He(3He,2p)?? reactions. Proof-of-principle results from the first experiments demonstrating the ability to accurately measure the energy and yields of charged particles are presented. Lessons learned from these experiments will be used in studies of other reactions. The goals are to explore thermonuclear reaction rates and fundamental nuclear physics in stellar-like plasma environments, and to push this new frontier of nuclear astrophysics into unique regimes not reachable through existing platforms, with thermal ion velocity distributions, plasma screening and low reactant energies.},

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