Published August 15, 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Double-shell-target implosion by four beams from the GEKKO IV laser system

  • 1. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan

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A double-shell target implosion was studied with the GEKKO IV glass laser system. The inner-shell trajectory, recorded for the first time by a newly developed two-frame x-ray shadowgraphy technique, was analyzed by a self-similar flow model, implying more than 20% outer-inner kinetic-energy conversion. The trajectory also agreed with a one-dimensional code result including a vacuum insulation effect. A two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation analyzed the illumination nonuniformity printed on the inner shell

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
7
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
570-573
ISSN
0031-9007