Thermonuclear reactions probed at stellar-core conditions with laser-based inertial-confinement fusion

Casey, D. T.; Sayre, D. B.; Brune, C. R.; Smalyuk, V. A.; Weber, C. R.; Tipton, R. E.; Pino, J. E.; Grim, G. P.; Remington, B. A.; Dearborn, D.; Benedetti, L. R.; Frenje, J. A.; Gatu-Johnson, M.; Hatarik, R.; Izumi, N.; McNaney, J. M.; Ma, T.; Kyrala, G. A.; MacLaren, S.; Salmonson, J.; Khan, S. F.; Pak, A.; Hopkins, L. Berzak; LePape, S.; Spears, B. K.; Meezan, N. B.; Divol, L.; Yeamans, C. B.; Caggiano, J. A.; McNabb, D. P.; Holunga, D. M.; Chiarappa-Zucca, M.; Kohut, T. R.; Parham, T. G.

doi:10.1038/nphys4220

Title: Thermonuclear reactions probed at stellar-core conditions with laser-based inertial-confinement fusion

Journal Article · Mon Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Nature Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys4220 · OSTI ID:1404861

^[1]; Sayre, D. B. ^[1]; Brune, C. R. ^[2]; Smalyuk, V. A. ^[1]; Weber, C. R. ^[1]; Tipton, R. E. ^[1]; Pino, J. E. ^[1]; Grim, G. P. ^[1]; Remington, B. A. ^[1]; Dearborn, D. ^[1]; Benedetti, L. R. ^[1]; Frenje, J. A. ^[3]; Gatu-Johnson, M. ^[3]; Hatarik, R. ^[1]; Izumi, N. ^[1]; McNaney, J. M. ^[1]; Ma, T. ^[1]; Kyrala, G. A. ^[4]; MacLaren, S. ^[1]; Salmonson, J. ^[1] more »

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Stars are giant thermonuclear plasma furnaces that slowly fuse the lighter elements in the universe into heavier elements, releasing energy, and generating the pressure required to prevent collapse. To understand stars, we must rely on nuclear reaction rate data obtained, up to now, under conditions very different from those of stellar cores. Here we show thermonuclear measurements of the ²H(d, n)³He and ³H(t,2n)⁴He S-factors at a range of densities (1.2–16 g cm^–3) and temperatures (2.1–5.4 keV) that allow us to test the conditions of the hydrogen-burning phase of main-sequence stars. The relevant conditions are created using inertial-confinement fusion implosions at the National Ignition Facility. Here, our data agree within uncertainty with previous accelerator-based measurements and establish this approach for future experiments to measure other reactions and to test plasma-nuclear effects present in stellar interiors, such as plasma electron screening, directly in the environments where they occur.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1404861

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--692682

Journal Information:: Nature Physics, Journal Name: Nature Physics Vol. 13; ISSN 1745-2473

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group (NPG)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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