Use of external magnetic fields in hohlraum plasmas to improve laser-coupling
Abstract
Efficient coupling of laser energy into hohlraum targets is important for indirect drive ignition. Laser-plasma instabilities can reduce coupling, reduce symmetry, and cause preheat. We consider the effects of an external magnetic field on laser-energy coupling in hohlraum targets. Experiments were performed at the Omega Laser Facility using low-Z gas-filled hohlraum targets which were placed in a magnetic coil with Bz ≤ 7.5-T. We found that an external field Bz = 7.5-T aligned along the hohlraum axis results in up to a 50% increase in plasma temperature as measured by Thomson scattering. As a result, the experiments were modeled using the 2-D magnetohydrodynamics package in HYDRA and were found to be in good agreement.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1236612
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1228487
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-14-28277
Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X; PHPAEN
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; hohlraum; magnetic fields; plasma temperature; temperature measurement; coils
Citation Formats
Montgomery, D. S., Albright, B. J., Barnak, D. H., Chang, P. Y., Davies, J. R., Fiksel, G., Froula, D. H., Kline, J. L., MacDonald, M. J., Sefkow, A. B., Yin, L., and Betti, R. Use of external magnetic fields in hohlraum plasmas to improve laser-coupling. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4906055.
Montgomery, D. S., Albright, B. J., Barnak, D. H., Chang, P. Y., Davies, J. R., Fiksel, G., Froula, D. H., Kline, J. L., MacDonald, M. J., Sefkow, A. B., Yin, L., & Betti, R. Use of external magnetic fields in hohlraum plasmas to improve laser-coupling. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906055
Montgomery, D. S., Albright, B. J., Barnak, D. H., Chang, P. Y., Davies, J. R., Fiksel, G., Froula, D. H., Kline, J. L., MacDonald, M. J., Sefkow, A. B., Yin, L., and Betti, R. Tue .
"Use of external magnetic fields in hohlraum plasmas to improve laser-coupling". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906055. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236612.
@article{osti_1236612,
title = {Use of external magnetic fields in hohlraum plasmas to improve laser-coupling},
author = {Montgomery, D. S. and Albright, B. J. and Barnak, D. H. and Chang, P. Y. and Davies, J. R. and Fiksel, G. and Froula, D. H. and Kline, J. L. and MacDonald, M. J. and Sefkow, A. B. and Yin, L. and Betti, R.},
abstractNote = {Efficient coupling of laser energy into hohlraum targets is important for indirect drive ignition. Laser-plasma instabilities can reduce coupling, reduce symmetry, and cause preheat. We consider the effects of an external magnetic field on laser-energy coupling in hohlraum targets. Experiments were performed at the Omega Laser Facility using low-Z gas-filled hohlraum targets which were placed in a magnetic coil with Bz ≤ 7.5-T. We found that an external field Bz = 7.5-T aligned along the hohlraum axis results in up to a 50% increase in plasma temperature as measured by Thomson scattering. As a result, the experiments were modeled using the 2-D magnetohydrodynamics package in HYDRA and were found to be in good agreement.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4906055},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 1,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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