Published July 7, 1980 | Version v1
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Scaling of ablative laser-fusion implosions

Creators

  • 1. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550

Description

A theoretical model is presented describing the spatial structure and scaling laws of laser-driven ablative implosions. The effect of inhibited electron thermal transport is explicitly included. Simple expressions describe the ablation rate and pressure as a function of laser intensity and wavelength. The analytic results are supported by extensive comparisons with numerical hydrodynamic simulations

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
1
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
28-31
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11563542
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ABLATION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CONSERVATION LAWS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; L CODES; LASER IMPLOSIONS; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SCALING LAWS; TRANSPORT THEORY
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTER CODES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUATIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; IMPLOSIONS; MECHANICS; PLASMA; RADIATIONS; SIMULATION