Observation of a reflected shock in an indirectly driven spherical implosion at the National Ignition Facility

S. Le Pape; L. Divol; L. Berzak Hopkins; A. Mackinnon; N. B. Meezan; D. Casey; J. Frenje; H. Herrmann; J. McNaney; T. Ma; K. Widmann; A. Pak; G. Grimm; J. Knauer; R. Petrasso; A. Zylstra; H. Rinderknecht; M. Rosenberg; M. Gatu-Johnson; J. D. Kilkenny

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.225002

Observation of a reflected shock in an indirectly driven spherical implosion at the National Ignition Facility

S. Le Pape
, L. Divol
, L. Berzak Hopkins
, A. Mackinnon
, N. B. Meezan
, D. Casey
, J. Frenje
, H. Herrmann
, J. McNaney
, T. Ma
, K. Widmann
, A. Pak
, G. Grimm
, J. Knauer
, R. Petrasso
, A. Zylstra
, H. Rinderknecht
, M. Rosenberg
, M. Gatu-Johnson
, J. D. Kilkenny

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
MST-8, Los Alamos National Laboratory
University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics
General Atomics

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Abstract

A 200μm radius hot spot at more than 2 keV temperature, 1g/cm3 density has been achieved on the National Ignition Facility using a near vacuum hohlraum. The implosion exhibits ideal one-dimensional behavior and 99% laser-to-hohlraum coupling. The low opacity of the remaining shell at bang time allows for a measurement of the x-ray emission of the reflected central shock in a deuterium plasma. Comparison with 1D hydrodynamic simulations puts constraints on electron-ion collisions and heat conduction. Results are consistent with classical (Spitzer-Harm) heat flux.

Original language	English
Article number	225002
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	112
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.225002
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Le Pape, S., Divol, L., Berzak Hopkins, L., Mackinnon, A., Meezan, N. B., Casey, D., Frenje, J., Herrmann, H., McNaney, J., Ma, T., Widmann, K., Pak, A., Grimm, G., Knauer, J., Petrasso, R., Zylstra, A., Rinderknecht, H., Rosenberg, M., Gatu-Johnson, M., & Kilkenny, J. D. (2014). Observation of a reflected shock in an indirectly driven spherical implosion at the National Ignition Facility. Physical Review Letters, 112(22), Article 225002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.225002

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