Review of hydrodynamic instability experiments in inertially confined fusion implosions on National Ignition Facility
Abstract
Hydrodynamic instabilities are a major factor in degradation of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) implosions. In the highest performing implosions on National Ignition Facility, yield amplification (YA) due to alpha particle heating approached ~3, while YA of ~15–30 is needed for ignition. Understanding and mitigation of the instabilities are critical to achieving ignition. This article reviews several experimental platforms that have been developed to directly measure these instabilities in all phases of ICF implosions. Measurements of ripple-shock propagation at OMEGA laser has provided results on initial seeds for the instabilities in three ablators—plastic (CH), beryllium, and high-density carbon. Additionally, at the ablation front, instability growth of pre-imposed modulations was measured in the linear regime using the hydrodynamic growth radiography platform. This platform was extended for modulation growth of 'native roughness' modulations and engineering features (fill tubes and capsule support membranes or 'tents'). Several new experimental platforms have or are being developed to measure instability growth at the ablator–ice interface. In the deceleration phase of implosions, complementary 'self-emission' and 'self-backlighting' platforms were developed to measure low-mode asymmetries and high-mode perturbations near peak compression.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1769102
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-780363
Journal ID: ISSN 0741-3335; 975037; TRN: US2206709
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; NA0001808
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 62; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0741-3335
- Publisher:
- IOP Science
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; inertial confinement fusion; indirect drive; hydrodynamic instabilities
Citation Formats
Smalyuk, V. A., Weber, C. R., Landen, O. L., Ali, S., Bachmann, B., Celliers, P. M., Dewald, E. L., Fernandez, A., Hammel, B. A., Hall, G., MacPhee, A. G., Pickworth, L., Robey, H. F., Alfonso, N., Baker, K. L., Hopkins, L. Berzak, Carlson, L., Casey, D. T., Clark, D. S., Crippen, J., Divol, L., Döppner, T., Edwards, M. J., Farrell, M., Felker, S., Field, J. E., Haan, S. W., Hamza, A. V., Havre, M., Herrmann, M. C., Hsing, W. W., Khan, S., Kline, J., Kroll, J. J., LePape, S., Loomis, E., MacGowan, B. J., Martinez, D., Masse, L., Mauldin, M., Milovich, J. L., Moore, A. S., Nikroo, A., Pak, A., Patel, P. K., Peterson, J. L., Raman, K., Remington, B. A., Rice, N., Schoff, M., and Stadermann, M. Review of hydrodynamic instability experiments in inertially confined fusion implosions on National Ignition Facility. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1088/1361-6587/ab49f4.
Smalyuk, V. A., Weber, C. R., Landen, O. L., Ali, S., Bachmann, B., Celliers, P. M., Dewald, E. L., Fernandez, A., Hammel, B. A., Hall, G., MacPhee, A. G., Pickworth, L., Robey, H. F., Alfonso, N., Baker, K. L., Hopkins, L. Berzak, Carlson, L., Casey, D. T., Clark, D. S., Crippen, J., Divol, L., Döppner, T., Edwards, M. J., Farrell, M., Felker, S., Field, J. E., Haan, S. W., Hamza, A. V., Havre, M., Herrmann, M. C., Hsing, W. W., Khan, S., Kline, J., Kroll, J. J., LePape, S., Loomis, E., MacGowan, B. J., Martinez, D., Masse, L., Mauldin, M., Milovich, J. L., Moore, A. S., Nikroo, A., Pak, A., Patel, P. K., Peterson, J. L., Raman, K., Remington, B. A., Rice, N., Schoff, M., & Stadermann, M. Review of hydrodynamic instability experiments in inertially confined fusion implosions on National Ignition Facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ab49f4
Smalyuk, V. A., Weber, C. R., Landen, O. L., Ali, S., Bachmann, B., Celliers, P. M., Dewald, E. L., Fernandez, A., Hammel, B. A., Hall, G., MacPhee, A. G., Pickworth, L., Robey, H. F., Alfonso, N., Baker, K. L., Hopkins, L. Berzak, Carlson, L., Casey, D. T., Clark, D. S., Crippen, J., Divol, L., Döppner, T., Edwards, M. J., Farrell, M., Felker, S., Field, J. E., Haan, S. W., Hamza, A. V., Havre, M., Herrmann, M. C., Hsing, W. W., Khan, S., Kline, J., Kroll, J. J., LePape, S., Loomis, E., MacGowan, B. J., Martinez, D., Masse, L., Mauldin, M., Milovich, J. L., Moore, A. S., Nikroo, A., Pak, A., Patel, P. K., Peterson, J. L., Raman, K., Remington, B. A., Rice, N., Schoff, M., and Stadermann, M. Thu .
"Review of hydrodynamic instability experiments in inertially confined fusion implosions on National Ignition Facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ab49f4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1769102.
@article{osti_1769102,
title = {Review of hydrodynamic instability experiments in inertially confined fusion implosions on National Ignition Facility},
author = {Smalyuk, V. A. and Weber, C. R. and Landen, O. L. and Ali, S. and Bachmann, B. and Celliers, P. M. and Dewald, E. L. and Fernandez, A. and Hammel, B. A. and Hall, G. and MacPhee, A. G. and Pickworth, L. and Robey, H. F. and Alfonso, N. and Baker, K. L. and Hopkins, L. Berzak and Carlson, L. and Casey, D. T. and Clark, D. S. and Crippen, J. and Divol, L. and Döppner, T. and Edwards, M. J. and Farrell, M. and Felker, S. and Field, J. E. and Haan, S. W. and Hamza, A. V. and Havre, M. and Herrmann, M. C. and Hsing, W. W. and Khan, S. and Kline, J. and Kroll, J. J. and LePape, S. and Loomis, E. and MacGowan, B. J. and Martinez, D. and Masse, L. and Mauldin, M. and Milovich, J. L. and Moore, A. S. and Nikroo, A. and Pak, A. and Patel, P. K. and Peterson, J. L. and Raman, K. and Remington, B. A. and Rice, N. and Schoff, M. and Stadermann, M.},
abstractNote = {Hydrodynamic instabilities are a major factor in degradation of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) implosions. In the highest performing implosions on National Ignition Facility, yield amplification (YA) due to alpha particle heating approached ~3, while YA of ~15–30 is needed for ignition. Understanding and mitigation of the instabilities are critical to achieving ignition. This article reviews several experimental platforms that have been developed to directly measure these instabilities in all phases of ICF implosions. Measurements of ripple-shock propagation at OMEGA laser has provided results on initial seeds for the instabilities in three ablators—plastic (CH), beryllium, and high-density carbon. Additionally, at the ablation front, instability growth of pre-imposed modulations was measured in the linear regime using the hydrodynamic growth radiography platform. This platform was extended for modulation growth of 'native roughness' modulations and engineering features (fill tubes and capsule support membranes or 'tents'). Several new experimental platforms have or are being developed to measure instability growth at the ablator–ice interface. In the deceleration phase of implosions, complementary 'self-emission' and 'self-backlighting' platforms were developed to measure low-mode asymmetries and high-mode perturbations near peak compression.},
doi = {10.1088/1361-6587/ab49f4},
journal = {Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion},
number = 1,
volume = 62,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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