Electron Shock Ignition of Inertial Fusion Targets
Abstract
Here, it is shown that inertial fusion targets designed with low implosion velocities can be shock ignited using laser–plasma interaction generated hot electrons (hot-e) to obtain high-energy gains. These designs are robust to multimode asymmetries and are predicted to ignite even for significantly distorted implosions. Electron shock ignition requires tens of kilojoules of hot-e, which can only be produced on a large laser facility like the National Ignition Facility, with the laser to hot-e conversion efficiency greater than 10% at laser intensities ~1016 W/cm2.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1409067
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1407826
- Report Number(s):
- 2016-119, 1362
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; 2016-119, 2319, 1362; TRN: US1702958
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0001944; FC02-04ER54789; SC0012316
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 119; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Shang, W. L., Betti, R., Hu, S. X., Woo, K., Hao, L., Ren, C., Christopherson, A. R., Bose, A., and Theobald, W. Electron Shock Ignition of Inertial Fusion Targets. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.195001.
Shang, W. L., Betti, R., Hu, S. X., Woo, K., Hao, L., Ren, C., Christopherson, A. R., Bose, A., & Theobald, W. Electron Shock Ignition of Inertial Fusion Targets. United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.195001.
Shang, W. L., Betti, R., Hu, S. X., Woo, K., Hao, L., Ren, C., Christopherson, A. R., Bose, A., and Theobald, W. Tue .
"Electron Shock Ignition of Inertial Fusion Targets". United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.195001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1409067.
@article{osti_1409067,
title = {Electron Shock Ignition of Inertial Fusion Targets},
author = {Shang, W. L. and Betti, R. and Hu, S. X. and Woo, K. and Hao, L. and Ren, C. and Christopherson, A. R. and Bose, A. and Theobald, W.},
abstractNote = {Here, it is shown that inertial fusion targets designed with low implosion velocities can be shock ignited using laser–plasma interaction generated hot electrons (hot-e) to obtain high-energy gains. These designs are robust to multimode asymmetries and are predicted to ignite even for significantly distorted implosions. Electron shock ignition requires tens of kilojoules of hot-e, which can only be produced on a large laser facility like the National Ignition Facility, with the laser to hot-e conversion efficiency greater than 10% at laser intensities ~1016 W/cm2.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.195001},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 19,
volume = 119,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {11}
}
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