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Title: Surface Modification of ICF Target Capsules by Pulsed Laser Ablation

Abstract

Topographical modifications of spherical surfaces are imprinted on National Ignition Facility (NIF) target capsules by extending the capabilities of a recently developed full surface (4π) laser ablation and mapping apparatus. The laser ablation method combines the precision, energy density and long reach of a focused laser beam to pre-impose sinusoidal modulations on the outside surface of High Density Carbon (HDC) capsules and the inside surface of Glow Discharge Polymer (GDP) capsules. Sinusoidal modulations described in this paper have sub-micron to 10’s of microns vertical scale and wavelengths as small as 30 μm and as large as 200 μm. The modulated patterns are created by rastering a focused laser fired at discrete capsule surface locations for a specified number of pulses. The computer program developed to create these raster patterns uses inputs such as laser beam intensity profile, the material removal function, the starting surface figure and the desired surface figure. The patterns are optimized to minimize surface roughness. Lastly, in this paper, simulated surfaces are compared with actual ablated surfaces measured using confocal microscopy.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1305842
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-678552
Journal ID: ISSN 1536-1055
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; NA0001808
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Fusion Science and Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 70; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1536-1055
Publisher:
American Nuclear Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; Laser ablation; ICF capsules; Surface modulations

Citation Formats

Carlson, Lane C., Johnson, Michael A., and Bunn, Thomas L. Surface Modification of ICF Target Capsules by Pulsed Laser Ablation. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.13182/FST15-248.
Carlson, Lane C., Johnson, Michael A., & Bunn, Thomas L. Surface Modification of ICF Target Capsules by Pulsed Laser Ablation. United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/FST15-248
Carlson, Lane C., Johnson, Michael A., and Bunn, Thomas L. 2016. "Surface Modification of ICF Target Capsules by Pulsed Laser Ablation". United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/FST15-248. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1305842.
@article{osti_1305842,
title = {Surface Modification of ICF Target Capsules by Pulsed Laser Ablation},
author = {Carlson, Lane C. and Johnson, Michael A. and Bunn, Thomas L.},
abstractNote = {Topographical modifications of spherical surfaces are imprinted on National Ignition Facility (NIF) target capsules by extending the capabilities of a recently developed full surface (4π) laser ablation and mapping apparatus. The laser ablation method combines the precision, energy density and long reach of a focused laser beam to pre-impose sinusoidal modulations on the outside surface of High Density Carbon (HDC) capsules and the inside surface of Glow Discharge Polymer (GDP) capsules. Sinusoidal modulations described in this paper have sub-micron to 10’s of microns vertical scale and wavelengths as small as 30 μm and as large as 200 μm. The modulated patterns are created by rastering a focused laser fired at discrete capsule surface locations for a specified number of pulses. The computer program developed to create these raster patterns uses inputs such as laser beam intensity profile, the material removal function, the starting surface figure and the desired surface figure. The patterns are optimized to minimize surface roughness. Lastly, in this paper, simulated surfaces are compared with actual ablated surfaces measured using confocal microscopy.},
doi = {10.13182/FST15-248},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1305842}, journal = {Fusion Science and Technology},
issn = {1536-1055},
number = 2,
volume = 70,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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