Performance of high-convergence, layered DT implosions with extended-duration pulses at the national ignition facility

V. A. Smalyuk; L. J. Atherton; L. R. Benedetti; R. Bionta; D. Bleuel; E. Bond; D. K. Bradley; J. Caggiano; D. A. Callahan; D. T. Casey; P. M. Celliers; C. J. Cerjan; D. Clark; E. L. Dewald; S. N. Dixit; T. Döppner; D. H. Edgell; M. J. Edwards; J. Frenje; M. Gatu-Johnson; V. Y. Glebov; S. Glenn; S. H. Glenzer; G. Grim; S. W. Haan; B. A. Hammel; E. P. Hartouni; R. Hatarik; S. Hatchett; D. G. Hicks; W. W. Hsing; N. Izumi; O. S. Jones; M. H. Key; S. F. Khan; J. D. Kilkenny; J. L. Kline; J. Knauer; G. A. Kyrala; O. L. Landen; S. Le Pape; J. D. Lindl; T. Ma; B. J. Macgowan; A. J. Mackinnon; A. G. Macphee; J. McNaney; N. B. Meezan; J. D. Moody; A. Moore; M. Moran; E. I. Moses; A. Pak; T. Parham; H. S. Park; P. K. Patel; R. Petrasso; J. E. Ralph; S. P. Regan; B. A. Remington; H. F. Robey; J. S. Ross; B. K. Spears; P. T. Springer; L. J. Suter; R. Tommasini; R. P. Town; S. V. Weber; K. Widmann

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.215001

Performance of high-convergence, layered DT implosions with extended-duration pulses at the national ignition facility

V. A. Smalyuk
, L. J. Atherton
, L. R. Benedetti
, R. Bionta
, D. Bleuel
, E. Bond
, D. K. Bradley
, J. Caggiano
, D. A. Callahan
, D. T. Casey
, P. M. Celliers
, C. J. Cerjan
, D. Clark
, E. L. Dewald
, S. N. Dixit
, T. Döppner
, D. H. Edgell
, M. J. Edwards
, J. Frenje
, M. Gatu-Johnson

V. Y. Glebov, S. Glenn, S. H. Glenzer, G. Grim, S. W. Haan, B. A. Hammel, E. P. Hartouni, R. Hatarik, S. Hatchett, D. G. Hicks, W. W. Hsing, N. Izumi, O. S. Jones, M. H. Key, S. F. Khan, J. D. Kilkenny, J. L. Kline, J. Knauer, G. A. Kyrala, O. L. Landen, S. Le Pape, J. D. Lindl, T. Ma, B. J. Macgowan, A. J. Mackinnon, A. G. Macphee, J. McNaney, N. B. Meezan, J. D. Moody, A. Moore, M. Moran, E. I. Moses, A. Pak, T. Parham, H. S. Park, P. K. Patel, R. Petrasso, J. E. Ralph, S. P. Regan, B. A. Remington, H. F. Robey, J. S. Ross, B. K. Spears, P. T. Springer, L. J. Suter, R. Tommasini, R. P. Town, S. V. Weber, K. Widmann

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MST-8, Los Alamos National Laboratory
General Atomics

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Radiation-driven, low-adiabat, cryogenic DT layered plastic capsule implosions were carried out on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to study the sensitivity of performance to peak power and drive duration. An implosion with extended drive and at reduced peak power of 350 TW achieved the highest compression with fuel areal density of ∼1.3±0.1 g/cm2, representing a significant step from previously measured ∼1.0 g/cm2 toward a goal of 1.5 g/cm2. Future experiments will focus on understanding and mitigating hydrodynamic instabilities and mix, and improving symmetry required to reach the threshold for thermonuclear ignition on NIF.

Original language	English
Article number	215001
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	111
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.215001
Publication status	Published - 19 Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Smalyuk, V. A., Atherton, L. J., Benedetti, L. R., Bionta, R., Bleuel, D., Bond, E., Bradley, D. K., Caggiano, J., Callahan, D. A., Casey, D. T., Celliers, P. M., Cerjan, C. J., Clark, D., Dewald, E. L., Dixit, S. N., Döppner, T., Edgell, D. H., Edwards, M. J., Frenje, J., ... Widmann, K. (2013). Performance of high-convergence, layered DT implosions with extended-duration pulses at the national ignition facility. Physical Review Letters, 111(21), Article 215001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.215001

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Performance of high-convergence, layered DT implosions with extended-duration pulses at the national ignition facility

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