Simulation and assessment of ion kinetic effects in a direct-drive capsule implosion experiment

Le, Ari Yitzchak; Kwan, Thomas J. T.; Schmitt, Mark J.; Herrmann, Hans W.; Batha, Steven H.

doi:10.1063/1.4965913

Title: Simulation and assessment of ion kinetic effects in a direct-drive capsule implosion experiment

Journal Article · Mon Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4965913· OSTI ID:1344358

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The first simulations employing a kinetic treatment of both fuel and shell ions to model inertial confinement fusion experiments are presented, including results showing the importance of kinetic physics processes in altering fusion burn. A pair of direct drive capsule implosions performed at the OMEGA facility with two different gas fills of deuterium, tritium, and helium-3 are analyzed. During implosion shock convergence, highly non-Maxwellian ion velocity distributions and separations in the density and temperature amongst the ion species are observed. Finally, diffusion of fuel into the capsule shell is identified as a principal process that degrades fusion burn performance.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1344358

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1329725

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-16-24469; TRN: US1701341

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 10; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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