Method for detection of nuclear-plasma interactions in a ¹³⁴Xe-doped exploding pusher at the National Ignition Facility

Journal Article · Fri Jun 10 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Plasma and Fusion Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1585/pfr.11.3401075· OSTI ID:1343015

Bleuel, Daniel L. ^[1]; Bernstein, Lee A. ^[1]; Brand, Christopher A. ^[2]; Cassata, William S. ^[1]; Daub, Brian H. ^[2]; Dauffy, Lucile S. ^[1]; Goldblum, Bethany L. ^[3]; Hall, James M. ^[1]; Hagmann, Chris A. ^[1]; Hopkins, Laura Berzak ^[1]; Khater, Hesham Y. ^[1]; Kritcher, Andrea L. ^[1]; Schneider, Dieter H. G. ^[1]; Siem, Sunniva ^[4]; Velsko, Carol A. ^[1]; Wiedeking, Mathis ^[5]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
3. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
4. Univ. of Oslo, Oslo (Norway)
5. iThemba LABS (South Africa)

Angular momentum changes due to nuclear-plasma interactions on highly-excited nuclei in high energy density plasmas created at the National Ignition Facility can be measured through a change in isomer feeding following gamma emission. Here, we propose an experiment to detect these effects in ¹³³Xe* in exploding pusher capsules.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1343015
• Report Number(s): LLNL-JRNL-674268
• Journal Information: Plasma and Fusion Research, Vol. 11; ISSN 1880-6821
• Publisher: Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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