High spatial resolution and contrast radiography of hydrodynamic instabilities at the National Ignition Facility

Do, A.; Angulo, A. M.; Nagel, S. R.; Hall, G. N.; Bradley, D. K.; Hsing, W. W.; Pickworth, L. A.; Izumi, N.; Robey, H. F.; Zhou, Y.

doi:10.1063/5.0087214

Title: High spatial resolution and contrast radiography of hydrodynamic instabilities at the National Ignition Facility

Journal Article · Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0087214· OSTI ID:1891713

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

In this work, we are developing techniques for studying the Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) instabilities in a planar geometry at high-energy-densities at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). In particular, through the improvement of experimental imaging quality, we are progressing toward the study of the turbulent regime of the mixing regions in capsule implosion experiments for inertial confinement fusion, which requires few micrometers resolution. Using 60 NIF beams, a solid shock tube is driven launching a shock wave that crosses the interface between a dense and a light material pre-machined in the target to obtain sinusoidal ripples, which results in RM and RT instabilities that are imaged using the NIF Crystal Backlighter Imager. High-quality images were obtained with a mean resolution of 7 μm and improved contrast. While the obtained resolution does not allow the observation of the smallest scale of the “turbulent” energy spectrum, the generated image encompasses 63% of the total flow energy, a 50% improvement over previous studies, which is observed for the first time a roll-up feature in a high energy density-type RT experiment.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1891713

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1882267

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-831231; 1047057; TRN: US2310147

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 29, Issue 8; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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