Probing the Physics of Burning DT Capsules Using Gamma-ray Diagnostics
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
The Gamma Reaction History (GRH) diagnostic developed and lead by the Los Alamos National Laboratory GRH Team is used to determine the bang time and burn width of imploded inertial confinement fusion capsules at the National Ignition Facility. The GRH team is conceptualizing and designing a new Gamma-to-Electron Magnetic Spectrometer (GEMS), that would be capable of an energy resolution ΔE/E~3-5%. In this whitepaper we examine the physics that could be explored by the combination of these two gamma-ray diagnostics, with an emphasis on the sensitivity needed for measurements. The main areas that we consider are hydrodynamical mixing, ablator areal density and density profile, and temporal variations of the density of the cold fuel and the ablator during the DT burn of the capsule.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1169150
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-20627
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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