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Title: Single and Double Shell Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility at 527 nm

Abstract

Converting and using the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to deliver 527 nm light instead of its current 351 nm would allow the laser to deliver more energy and power to ignition targets. We update previous 527 nm target design work to reflect more contemporary target designs using high-density carbon capsules and low density helium gas filled Hohlraums. We extend single shell capsule designs based on current experimental results to higher energy and power and also explore double shell capsules, both driven by green light. These studies were completed using detailed pulse shapes found for targets that converged with acceptable 2D implosion symmetries and then used the Lava Lamp II code to confirm their feasibility at NIF. A 1.2× dimensional scaleup of one tuned NIF target at the limit of its current 351 nm capabilities and shot 170827 uses 3.3 MJ, at the limit of the current NIF's 527 nm capability. With the less-structured pulse of a double shell target, 3.7 MJ could be delivered by the laser. Our LPI calculations do not preclude operation at 527 nm, particularly for low fill Hohlraums, and suggest that the stimulated Raman backscatter may be no worse than the small quantities seen in 170827; stimulated forward Raman scattering may be present. Ifmore » Stimulated Brillouin Scattering is too great, the much greater laser bandwidth available at 527 nm could be used to decrease backscatter. These larger targets with higher energy and power may offer a better chance of achieving ignition with only modest changes to the NIF laser.« less

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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Office of Defense Programs (DP); USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1868271
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1784784
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-20-29072
Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X; TRN: US2306255
Grant/Contract Number:  
89233218CNA000001; AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 5; 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; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; ICF; Ignition; 527nm

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Wilson, Douglas Carl, Spaeth, M. L., Yin, Lin, Sauppe, Joshua Paul, Hopkins, L. B., Loomis, Eric Nicholas, Sacks, Ryan Foster, Albright, Brian James, Strozzi, D., Munro, D., Widmayer, C., Raymond, B., Manes, K., and Kline, John L. Single and Double Shell Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility at 527 nm. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1063/5.0037338.
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Wilson, Douglas Carl, Spaeth, M. L., Yin, Lin, Sauppe, Joshua Paul, Hopkins, L. B., Loomis, Eric Nicholas, Sacks, Ryan Foster, Albright, Brian James, Strozzi, D., Munro, D., Widmayer, C., Raymond, B., Manes, K., & Kline, John L. Single and Double Shell Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility at 527 nm. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0037338
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Wilson, Douglas Carl, Spaeth, M. L., Yin, Lin, Sauppe, Joshua Paul, Hopkins, L. B., Loomis, Eric Nicholas, Sacks, Ryan Foster, Albright, Brian James, Strozzi, D., Munro, D., Widmayer, C., Raymond, B., Manes, K., and Kline, John L. Sat . "Single and Double Shell Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility at 527 nm". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0037338. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1868271.
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@article{osti_1868271,
title = {Single and Double Shell Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility at 527 nm},
author = {Wilson, Douglas Carl and Spaeth, M. L. and Yin, Lin and Sauppe, Joshua Paul and Hopkins, L. B. and Loomis, Eric Nicholas and Sacks, Ryan Foster and Albright, Brian James and Strozzi, D. and Munro, D. and Widmayer, C. and Raymond, B. and Manes, K. and Kline, John L.},
abstractNote = {Converting and using the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to deliver 527 nm light instead of its current 351 nm would allow the laser to deliver more energy and power to ignition targets. We update previous 527 nm target design work to reflect more contemporary target designs using high-density carbon capsules and low density helium gas filled Hohlraums. We extend single shell capsule designs based on current experimental results to higher energy and power and also explore double shell capsules, both driven by green light. These studies were completed using detailed pulse shapes found for targets that converged with acceptable 2D implosion symmetries and then used the Lava Lamp II code to confirm their feasibility at NIF. A 1.2× dimensional scaleup of one tuned NIF target at the limit of its current 351 nm capabilities and shot 170827 uses 3.3 MJ, at the limit of the current NIF's 527 nm capability. With the less-structured pulse of a double shell target, 3.7 MJ could be delivered by the laser. Our LPI calculations do not preclude operation at 527 nm, particularly for low fill Hohlraums, and suggest that the stimulated Raman backscatter may be no worse than the small quantities seen in 170827; stimulated forward Raman scattering may be present. If Stimulated Brillouin Scattering is too great, the much greater laser bandwidth available at 527 nm could be used to decrease backscatter. These larger targets with higher energy and power may offer a better chance of achieving ignition with only modest changes to the NIF laser.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0037338},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 5,
volume = 28,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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