Published May 21, 2004
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Journal article
Effects of nonuniform illumination on implosion asymmetry in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion
Creators
- 1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623 (United States)
- 2. Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
Description
Target areal density (ρR) asymmetries in OMEGA direct-drive spherical implosions are studied. The rms variation <δρR>/<ρR> for low-mode-number structure is approximately proportional to the rms variation of on-target laser intensity <δI>/ with an amplification factor of ∼1/2(Cr-1), where Cr is the capsule convergence ratio. This result has critical implications for future work on the National Ignition Facility as well as OMEGA
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 92
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Journal Page Range
- p. 205001-205001.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36019253
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLIFICATION; ASYMMETRY; CONVERGENCE; IMPLOSIONS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; LASERS; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; VARIATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; PLASMA CONFINEMENT
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2004 The American Physical Society