Principal factors in performance of indirect-drive laser fusion experiments
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Author(s)
Thomas, C.A.
Campbell, E.M.
Baker, K.L.
Casey, D.T.
Hohenberger, M.
Kritcher, A.L.
Spears, B.K.
Khan, S.F.
Nora, R.
Woods, D.T.
Date Issued
June 2020
Journal
Physics of Plasmas
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AIP
Abstract
Progress in inertial confinement fusion depends on the accurate interpretation of experiments that are complex and difficult to explain with simulations. Results could depend on small changes in the laser pulse or target or physics that are not fully understood or characterized. In this paper we discuss an x-ray-driven platform [K. Baker et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 135001 (2018)] with fewer sources of degradation, and find the fusion yield can be described as a physically motivated function of laser energy, target scale, and implosion symmetry. This platform and analysis could enable a more experimental approach to the study and optimization of implosion physics.
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Submitted for publication in Physics of Plasmas
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0019191
