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Title: Preliminary results from direct-drive cryogenic target implosion experiments on SGIII prototype laser facility

Abstract

Since ignition target design with layered deuterium and triterium ice had been proposed several decades ago, much effort was devoted to fabricate and implode cryogenic targets. Until recently, direct-drive cryogenic target implosion experiment was carried out on SGIII prototype laser facility. The target consisted of a plastic capsule supported by fill tube. Cryogenic helium gas was used to cool the capsule to a few degrees below the deuterium triple point. The resulting deuterium ice layer was characterized by optical shadowgraph and smoothed by applied temperature gradient. Eight laser beams with total energy of 7 kJ were used to directly drive the implosion. On the path of laser light to the capsule, there were 500 nm sealing film and helium gas of mm length. X-ray pinhole images were analyzed to confirm that the sealing film, and helium gas had little effect on aiming accuracy but caused some loss of laser energy especially when condensation on the sealing film was observed.

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  1. Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22252151
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ACCURACY; BEAMS; CAPSULES; DESIGN; DEUTERIUM; FILMS; HELIUM; IMPLOSIONS; LASERS; LENGTH; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; THERMONUCLEAR IGNITION; TRIPLE POINT; X RADIATION

Citation Formats

Yu-dong, Pu, Tian-Xuan, Huang, Ping, Li, Hai-le, Lei, Jun, Li, Shao-En, Jiang, Huang, Li, Zhi-Wen, Yang, Jian, Teng, Bo, Wu, Kai, Wang, Wei, Lin, Ming, Su, Xia-Yu, Zhan, Li, Chen, Xiao-Shi, Peng, Tang-Qi,, Zi-Feng, Song, Jia-Bin, Chen, Ming, Chen, and others, and. Preliminary results from direct-drive cryogenic target implosion experiments on SGIII prototype laser facility. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4861607.
Yu-dong, Pu, Tian-Xuan, Huang, Ping, Li, Hai-le, Lei, Jun, Li, Shao-En, Jiang, Huang, Li, Zhi-Wen, Yang, Jian, Teng, Bo, Wu, Kai, Wang, Wei, Lin, Ming, Su, Xia-Yu, Zhan, Li, Chen, Xiao-Shi, Peng, Tang-Qi,, Zi-Feng, Song, Jia-Bin, Chen, Ming, Chen, & others, and. Preliminary results from direct-drive cryogenic target implosion experiments on SGIII prototype laser facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861607
Yu-dong, Pu, Tian-Xuan, Huang, Ping, Li, Hai-le, Lei, Jun, Li, Shao-En, Jiang, Huang, Li, Zhi-Wen, Yang, Jian, Teng, Bo, Wu, Kai, Wang, Wei, Lin, Ming, Su, Xia-Yu, Zhan, Li, Chen, Xiao-Shi, Peng, Tang-Qi,, Zi-Feng, Song, Jia-Bin, Chen, Ming, Chen, and others, and. 2014. "Preliminary results from direct-drive cryogenic target implosion experiments on SGIII prototype laser facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861607.
@article{osti_22252151,
title = {Preliminary results from direct-drive cryogenic target implosion experiments on SGIII prototype laser facility},
author = {Yu-dong, Pu and Tian-Xuan, Huang and Ping, Li and Hai-le, Lei and Jun, Li and Shao-En, Jiang and Huang, Li and Zhi-Wen, Yang and Jian, Teng and Bo, Wu and Kai, Wang and Wei, Lin and Ming, Su and Xia-Yu, Zhan and Li, Chen and Xiao-Shi, Peng and Tang-Qi, and Zi-Feng, Song and Jia-Bin, Chen and Ming, Chen and others, and},
abstractNote = {Since ignition target design with layered deuterium and triterium ice had been proposed several decades ago, much effort was devoted to fabricate and implode cryogenic targets. Until recently, direct-drive cryogenic target implosion experiment was carried out on SGIII prototype laser facility. The target consisted of a plastic capsule supported by fill tube. Cryogenic helium gas was used to cool the capsule to a few degrees below the deuterium triple point. The resulting deuterium ice layer was characterized by optical shadowgraph and smoothed by applied temperature gradient. Eight laser beams with total energy of 7 kJ were used to directly drive the implosion. On the path of laser light to the capsule, there were 500 nm sealing film and helium gas of mm length. X-ray pinhole images were analyzed to confirm that the sealing film, and helium gas had little effect on aiming accuracy but caused some loss of laser energy especially when condensation on the sealing film was observed.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4861607},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22252151}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 1,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Wed Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}