Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) 2005 Annual Report, October 2004-September 2005

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1178548· OSTI ID:1178548

Progress in laser fusion this past year falls into five broad categories: (1) direct-drive results from OMEGA; (2) progress in the development of the cryogenic target system and experiments with cryogenic targets; (3) results for polar direct drive (the application of nonspherically disposed laser beams for direct-drive spherically symmetrically driven systems), which is of great interest for the National Ignition Facility (NIF); (4) fast ignition, which uses short-pulse (<100-ps), high-intensity (~10¹⁵-W) laser beams to ignite a compressed thermonuclear fusion capsule; and (5) high-energy-density physics results that use inertial fusion facilities to produce matter in extreme states that are central to understanding and modeling nuclear weapons phenomena important to the National Stockpile Stewardship Program.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; University of Rochester
• Contributing Organization: USDOE Office of Inertial Confinement Fusion
• DOE Contract Number: FC52-92SF19460
• OSTI ID: 1178548
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/19460-646
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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