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Title: Progress of indirect drive inertial confinement fusion in the United States

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Abstract Indirect drive converts high power laser light into x-rays using small high- Z cavities called hohlraums. X-rays generated at the hohlraum walls drive a capsule filled with deuterium–tritium (DT) fuel to fusion conditions. Recent experiments have produced fusion yields exceeding 50 kJ where alpha heating provides ~3×  increase in yield over PdV work. Closing the gaps toward ignition is challenging, requiring optimization of the target/implosions and the laser to extract maximum energy. The US program has a three-pronged approach to maximize target performance, each closing some portion of the gap. The first item is optimizing the hohlraum to couple more energy to the capsule while maintaining symmetry control. Novel hohlraum designs are being pursued that enable a larger capsule to be driven symmetrically to both reduce 3D effects and increase energy coupled to the capsule. The second issue being addressed is capsule stability. Seeding of instabilities by the hardware used to mount the capsule and fill it with DT fuel remains a concern. Work reducing the impact of the DT fill tubes and novel capsule mounts is being pursed to reduce the effect of mix on the capsule implosions. There is also growing evidence native capsule seeds such as amore » micro-structure may be playing a role on limiting capsule performance and dedicated experiments are being developed to better understand the phenomenon. The last area of emphasis is the laser. As technology progresses and understanding of laser damage/mitigation advances, increasing the laser energy seems possible. This would increase the amount of energy available to couple to the capsule, and allow larger capsules, potentially increasing the hot spot pressure and confinement time. The combination of each of these focus areas has the potential to produce conditions to initiate thermo-nuclear ignition.« less

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USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
OSTI Identifier:
1544586
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Published Article
Journal Name:
Nuclear Fusion
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nuclear Fusion Journal Volume: 59 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5515
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IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
IAEA
Language:
English

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Kline, J. L., Batha, S. H., Benedetti, L. R., Bennett, D., Bhandarkar, S., Hopkins, L. F. Berzak, Biener, J., Biener, M. M., Bionta, R., Bond, E., Bradley, D., Braun, T., Callahan, D. A., Caggiano, J., Cerjan, C., Cagadas, B., Clark, D., Castro, C., Dewald, E. L., Döppner, T., Divol, L., Dylla-Spears, R., Eckart, M., Edgell, D., Farrell, M., Field, J., Fittinghoff, D. N., Gatu Johnson, M., Grim, G., Haan, S., Haines, B. M., Hamza, A. V., Hartouni, EP., Hatarik, R., Henderson, K., Herrmann, H. W., Hinkel, D., Ho, D., Hohenberger, M., Hoover, D., Huang, H., Hoppe, M. L., Hurricane, O. A., Izumi, N., Johnson, S., Jones, O. S., Khan, S., Kozioziemski, B. J., Kong, C., Kroll, J., Kyrala, G. A., LePape, S., Ma, T., Mackinnon, A. J., MacPhee, A. G., MacLaren, S., Masse, L., McNaney, J., Meezan, N. B., Merrill, J. F., Milovich, J. L., Moody, J., Nikroo, A., Pak, A., Patel, P., Peterson, L., Piceno, E., Pickworth, L., Ralph, J. E., Rice, N., Robey, H. F., Ross, J. S., Rygg, J. R., Sacks, M. R., Salmonson, J., Sayre, D., Sater, J. D., Schneider, M., Schoff, M., Sepke, S., Seugling, R., Smalyuk, V., Spears, B., Stadermann, M., Stoeffl, W., Strozzi, D. J., Tipton, R., Thomas, C., Volegov, P. L., Walters, C., Wang, M., Wilde, C., Woerner, E., Yeamans, C., Yi, S. A., Yoxall, B., Zylstra, A. B., Kilkenny, J., Landen, O. L., Hsing, W., and Edwards, M. J. Progress of indirect drive inertial confinement fusion in the United States. IAEA: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1088/1741-4326/ab1ecf.
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Kline, J. L., Batha, S. H., Benedetti, L. R., Bennett, D., Bhandarkar, S., Hopkins, L. F. Berzak, Biener, J., Biener, M. M., Bionta, R., Bond, E., Bradley, D., Braun, T., Callahan, D. A., Caggiano, J., Cerjan, C., Cagadas, B., Clark, D., Castro, C., Dewald, E. L., Döppner, T., Divol, L., Dylla-Spears, R., Eckart, M., Edgell, D., Farrell, M., Field, J., Fittinghoff, D. N., Gatu Johnson, M., Grim, G., Haan, S., Haines, B. M., Hamza, A. V., Hartouni, EP., Hatarik, R., Henderson, K., Herrmann, H. W., Hinkel, D., Ho, D., Hohenberger, M., Hoover, D., Huang, H., Hoppe, M. L., Hurricane, O. A., Izumi, N., Johnson, S., Jones, O. S., Khan, S., Kozioziemski, B. J., Kong, C., Kroll, J., Kyrala, G. A., LePape, S., Ma, T., Mackinnon, A. J., MacPhee, A. G., MacLaren, S., Masse, L., McNaney, J., Meezan, N. B., Merrill, J. F., Milovich, J. L., Moody, J., Nikroo, A., Pak, A., Patel, P., Peterson, L., Piceno, E., Pickworth, L., Ralph, J. E., Rice, N., Robey, H. F., Ross, J. S., Rygg, J. R., Sacks, M. R., Salmonson, J., Sayre, D., Sater, J. D., Schneider, M., Schoff, M., Sepke, S., Seugling, R., Smalyuk, V., Spears, B., Stadermann, M., Stoeffl, W., Strozzi, D. J., Tipton, R., Thomas, C., Volegov, P. L., Walters, C., Wang, M., Wilde, C., Woerner, E., Yeamans, C., Yi, S. A., Yoxall, B., Zylstra, A. B., Kilkenny, J., Landen, O. L., Hsing, W., & Edwards, M. J. Progress of indirect drive inertial confinement fusion in the United States. IAEA. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ab1ecf
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Kline, J. L., Batha, S. H., Benedetti, L. R., Bennett, D., Bhandarkar, S., Hopkins, L. F. Berzak, Biener, J., Biener, M. M., Bionta, R., Bond, E., Bradley, D., Braun, T., Callahan, D. A., Caggiano, J., Cerjan, C., Cagadas, B., Clark, D., Castro, C., Dewald, E. L., Döppner, T., Divol, L., Dylla-Spears, R., Eckart, M., Edgell, D., Farrell, M., Field, J., Fittinghoff, D. N., Gatu Johnson, M., Grim, G., Haan, S., Haines, B. M., Hamza, A. V., Hartouni, EP., Hatarik, R., Henderson, K., Herrmann, H. W., Hinkel, D., Ho, D., Hohenberger, M., Hoover, D., Huang, H., Hoppe, M. L., Hurricane, O. A., Izumi, N., Johnson, S., Jones, O. S., Khan, S., Kozioziemski, B. J., Kong, C., Kroll, J., Kyrala, G. A., LePape, S., Ma, T., Mackinnon, A. J., MacPhee, A. G., MacLaren, S., Masse, L., McNaney, J., Meezan, N. B., Merrill, J. F., Milovich, J. L., Moody, J., Nikroo, A., Pak, A., Patel, P., Peterson, L., Piceno, E., Pickworth, L., Ralph, J. E., Rice, N., Robey, H. F., Ross, J. S., Rygg, J. R., Sacks, M. R., Salmonson, J., Sayre, D., Sater, J. D., Schneider, M., Schoff, M., Sepke, S., Seugling, R., Smalyuk, V., Spears, B., Stadermann, M., Stoeffl, W., Strozzi, D. J., Tipton, R., Thomas, C., Volegov, P. L., Walters, C., Wang, M., Wilde, C., Woerner, E., Yeamans, C., Yi, S. A., Yoxall, B., Zylstra, A. B., Kilkenny, J., Landen, O. L., Hsing, W., and Edwards, M. J. Wed . "Progress of indirect drive inertial confinement fusion in the United States". IAEA. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ab1ecf.
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@article{osti_1544586,
title = {Progress of indirect drive inertial confinement fusion in the United States},
author = {Kline, J. L. and Batha, S. H. and Benedetti, L. R. and Bennett, D. and Bhandarkar, S. and Hopkins, L. F. Berzak and Biener, J. and Biener, M. M. and Bionta, R. and Bond, E. and Bradley, D. and Braun, T. and Callahan, D. A. and Caggiano, J. and Cerjan, C. and Cagadas, B. and Clark, D. and Castro, C. and Dewald, E. L. and Döppner, T. and Divol, L. and Dylla-Spears, R. and Eckart, M. and Edgell, D. and Farrell, M. and Field, J. and Fittinghoff, D. N. and Gatu Johnson, M. and Grim, G. and Haan, S. and Haines, B. M. and Hamza, A. V. and Hartouni, EP. and Hatarik, R. and Henderson, K. and Herrmann, H. W. and Hinkel, D. and Ho, D. and Hohenberger, M. and Hoover, D. and Huang, H. and Hoppe, M. L. and Hurricane, O. A. and Izumi, N. and Johnson, S. and Jones, O. S. and Khan, S. and Kozioziemski, B. J. and Kong, C. and Kroll, J. and Kyrala, G. A. and LePape, S. and Ma, T. and Mackinnon, A. J. and MacPhee, A. G. and MacLaren, S. and Masse, L. and McNaney, J. and Meezan, N. B. and Merrill, J. F. and Milovich, J. L. and Moody, J. and Nikroo, A. and Pak, A. and Patel, P. and Peterson, L. and Piceno, E. and Pickworth, L. and Ralph, J. E. and Rice, N. and Robey, H. F. and Ross, J. S. and Rygg, J. R. and Sacks, M. R. and Salmonson, J. and Sayre, D. and Sater, J. D. and Schneider, M. and Schoff, M. and Sepke, S. and Seugling, R. and Smalyuk, V. and Spears, B. and Stadermann, M. and Stoeffl, W. and Strozzi, D. J. and Tipton, R. and Thomas, C. and Volegov, P. L. and Walters, C. and Wang, M. and Wilde, C. and Woerner, E. and Yeamans, C. and Yi, S. A. and Yoxall, B. and Zylstra, A. B. and Kilkenny, J. and Landen, O. L. and Hsing, W. and Edwards, M. J.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Indirect drive converts high power laser light into x-rays using small high- Z cavities called hohlraums. X-rays generated at the hohlraum walls drive a capsule filled with deuterium–tritium (DT) fuel to fusion conditions. Recent experiments have produced fusion yields exceeding 50 kJ where alpha heating provides ~3×  increase in yield over PdV work. Closing the gaps toward ignition is challenging, requiring optimization of the target/implosions and the laser to extract maximum energy. The US program has a three-pronged approach to maximize target performance, each closing some portion of the gap. The first item is optimizing the hohlraum to couple more energy to the capsule while maintaining symmetry control. Novel hohlraum designs are being pursued that enable a larger capsule to be driven symmetrically to both reduce 3D effects and increase energy coupled to the capsule. The second issue being addressed is capsule stability. Seeding of instabilities by the hardware used to mount the capsule and fill it with DT fuel remains a concern. Work reducing the impact of the DT fill tubes and novel capsule mounts is being pursed to reduce the effect of mix on the capsule implosions. There is also growing evidence native capsule seeds such as a micro-structure may be playing a role on limiting capsule performance and dedicated experiments are being developed to better understand the phenomenon. The last area of emphasis is the laser. As technology progresses and understanding of laser damage/mitigation advances, increasing the laser energy seems possible. This would increase the amount of energy available to couple to the capsule, and allow larger capsules, potentially increasing the hot spot pressure and confinement time. The combination of each of these focus areas has the potential to produce conditions to initiate thermo-nuclear ignition.},
doi = {10.1088/1741-4326/ab1ecf},
journal = {Nuclear Fusion},
number = 11,
volume = 59,
place = {IAEA},
year = {2019},
month = {7}
}
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  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 18, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.3567499

Hot-Spot Mix in Ignition-Scale Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets
journal, July 2013

Thermonuclear ignition in inertial confinement fusion and comparison with magnetic confinement
journal, May 2010

  • Betti, R.; Chang, P. Y.; Spears, B. K.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 17, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.3380857

Neutron activation diagnostics at the National Ignition Facility (invited)
journal, October 2012

  • Bleuel, D. L.; Yeamans, C. B.; Bernstein, L. A.
  • Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4733741

Tent-induced perturbations on areal density of implosions at the National Ignition Facilitya)
journal, May 2015

  • Tommasini, R.; Field, J. E.; Hammel, B. A.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4921218

The impact of laser plasma interactions on three-dimensional drive symmetry in inertial confinement fusion implosions
journal, July 2014

  • Peterson, J. L.; Michel, P.; Thomas, C. A.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4891350

Hydro-instability growth of perturbation seeds from alternate capsule-support strategies in indirect-drive implosions on National Ignition Facility
journal, October 2017

  • Martinez, D. A.; Smalyuk, V. A.; MacPhee, A. G.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 24, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4995568

Improving ICF implosion performance with alternative capsule supports
journal, May 2017

  • Weber, C. R.; Casey, D. T.; Clark, D. S.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 24, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4977536

Prospects for high-gain, high yield National Ignition Facility targets driven by 2ω (green) light
journal, May 2004

  • Suter, L. J.; Glenzer, S.; Haan, S.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 11, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.1687725

The high-foot implosion campaign on the National Ignition Facility
journal, May 2014

  • Hurricane, O. A.; Callahan, D. A.; Casey, D. T.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4874330

Fusion Energy Output Greater than the Kinetic Energy of an Imploding Shell at the National Ignition Facility
journal, June 2018

Short pulse, high resolution, backlighters for point projection high-energy radiography at the National Ignition Facility
journal, May 2017

  • Tommasini, R.; Bailey, C.; Bradley, D. K.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 24, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4983137

$$\mathrm{ND}^2\mathrm{AV}$$ ND 2 AV : N-dimensional data analysis and visualization analysis for the National Ignition Campaign
journal, February 2015

  • Bremer, Peer-Timo; Maljovec, Dan; Saha, Avishek
  • Computing and Visualization in Science, Vol. 17, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00791-015-0241-3

Cryogenic thermonuclear fuel implosions on the National Ignition Facility
journal, May 2012

  • Glenzer, S. H.; Callahan, D. A.; MacKinnon, A. J.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 19, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4719686

Ensemble simulations of inertial confinement fusion implosions
journal, May 2017

  • Nora, Ryan; Peterson, Jayson Luc; Spears, Brian Keith
  • Statistical Analysis and Data Mining: The ASA Data Science Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1002/sam.11344

Characterization Specifications for Baseline Indirect Drive NIF Targets
journal, May 2002

  • Stephens, R. B.; Haan, S. W.; Wilson, D. C.
  • Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 41, Issue 3P1
  • DOI: 10.13182/FST02-A17904

Simultaneous visualization of wall motion, beam propagation, and implosion symmetry on the National Ignition Facility (invited)
journal, October 2018

  • Izumi, N.; Meezan, N. B.; Johnson, S.
  • Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 89, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5039364

A measurable Lawson criterion and hydro-equivalent curves for inertial confinement fusion
journal, October 2008

  • Zhou, C. D.; Betti, R.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 15, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.2998604

Diamond spheres for inertial confinement fusion
journal, September 2009

Measurement of inflight shell areal density near peak velocity using a self backlighting technique
journal, May 2016

Implosion performance of subscale beryllium capsules on the NIF
journal, May 2019

  • Zylstra, A. B.; MacLaren, S.; Yi, S. A.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 26, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5098319

Symmetry control in subscale near-vacuum hohlraums
journal, May 2016

  • Turnbull, D.; Berzak Hopkins, L. F.; Le Pape, S.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4950825

Energy transfer between crossing laser beams
journal, January 1996

  • Kruer, William L.; Wilks, Scott C.; Afeyan, Bedros B.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 3, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.871863

Hydrodynamic instabilities seeded by the X-ray shadow of ICF capsule fill-tubes
journal, August 2018

  • MacPhee, A. G.; Smalyuk, V. A.; Landen, O. L.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5037816

Damage Mechanisms Avoided or Managed for NIF Large Optics
journal, February 2016

  • Manes, K. R.; Spaeth, M. L.; Adams, J. J.
  • Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 69, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.13182/FST15-139

A “polar contact” tent for reduced perturbation and improved performance of NIF ignition capsules
journal, August 2018

  • Hammel, B. A.; Weber, C. R.; Stadermann, M.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5032121

Theory of hydro-equivalent ignition for inertial fusion and its applications to OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility
journal, May 2014

  • Nora, R.; Betti, R.; Anderson, K. S.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4875331

Increasing stagnation pressure and thermonuclear performance of inertial confinement fusion capsules by the introduction of a high-Z dopant
journal, August 2018

  • Berzak Hopkins, L.; Divol, L.; Weber, C.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5033459

The development and advantages of beryllium capsules for the National Ignition Facility
journal, May 1998

  • Wilson, Douglas C.; Bradley, Paul A.; Hoffman, Nelson M.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 5, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.872865

Rugby-like hohlraum experimental designs for demonstrating x-ray drive enhancement
journal, January 2008

  • Amendt, Peter; Cerjan, C.; Hinkel, D. E.
  • Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 15, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.2825662

Indirect drive ignition at the National Ignition Facility
journal, October 2016

Design and simulations of indirect drive ignition targets for NIF
journal, November 2004

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