The effects of multispecies Hohlraum walls on stimulated Brillouin scattering, Hohlraum dynamics, and beam propagation
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
We report experiments and simulations have been conducted to investigate the efficacy of Ta2O5-lined Hohlraum walls at reducing stimulated Brillouin backscattering (SBS) as well as any subsequent effects on the Hohlraum dynamics and capsule implosions in indirect drive experiments at the National Ignition Facility. Using a 1.1 MJ 400 TW, 351 nm, shaped laser pulse, we measure a 5× reduction in SBS power in the peak of the pulse from the wall on the outer 50° cone beams. The SBS spectrum indicates a reduction in the high-Z spectral signature when using multispecies wall materials. Detailed hydrodynamic simulations were performed using different heat conduction models with flux limiters. Additional simulations were performed on the plasma maps using the 3D parallel paraxial code pF3D to compare backscatter powers between the pure Au and Ta2O5-lined Hohlraums. Further analysis, using hydrodynamically equivalent plasmas, shows that the SBS reduction is clearly a result of the added ion Landau damping caused by the oxygen ions and not from differences in plasma conditions. The experimental and simulation results also show an increase in the wall plasma expansion when using the Ta2O5 liner leading to a 70% more oblate implosion.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); General Atomics
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; NA0001808
- OSTI ID:
- 1860800
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1808724
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-832507; 1050152; TRN: US2305436
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 28, Issue 7; ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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