Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996aipc..369...89l&link_type=abstract
Laser interaction and related plasma phenomena: 12th international conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 369, pp. 89-9
Computer Science
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Fueling, Heating And Ignition, Theory, Design, And Computerized Simulation
Scientific paper
High convergence, indirect drive implosion experiments have been done at the Nova Laser Facility. The targets were deuterium and deuterium/tritium filled, glass microballoons driven symmetrically by x rays produced in a surrounding uranium hohlraum. Implosions achieved convergence ratios of 24:1 with fuel densities of 19 g/cm3; this is equivalent to the range required for the hot spot of ignition scale capsules. The implosions used a shaped drive and were well characterized by a variety of laser and target measurements. The primary measurement was the fuel density using the secondary neutron technique (neutrons from the reaction 2H(3H,n)4He in initially pure deuterium fuel). Laser measurements include power, energy and pointing. Simultaneous measurement of neutron yield, fusion reaction rate, and x-ray images provide additional information about the implosion process. Computer models are in good agreement with measurement results.
Cable Michael D.
Caird John A.
Hatchett Stephen P.
Kilkenny Joseph D.
Kornblum H. N.
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