Study of direct-drive capsule implosions in inertial confinement fusion with proton radiography

C. K. Li; F. H. Séguin; J. A. Frenje; M. Manuel; R. D. Petrasso; V. A. Smalyuk; R. Betti; J. Delettrez; J. P. Knauer; F. Marshall; D. D. Meyerhofer; D. Shvarts; C. Stoeckl; W. Theobald; J. R. Rygg; O. L. Landen; R. P.J. Town; P. A. Amendt; C. A. Back; J. D. Kilkenny

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Study of direct-drive capsule implosions in inertial confinement fusion with proton radiography

C. K. Li, F. H. Séguin, J. A. Frenje, M. Manuel, R. D. Petrasso, V. A. Smalyuk, R. Betti, J. Delettrez, J. P. Knauer, F. Marshall, D. D. Meyerhofer, D. Shvarts, C. Stoeckl, W. Theobald, J. R. Rygg, O. L. Landen, R. P.J. Town, P. A. Amendt, C. A. Back, J. D. Kilkenny

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Implosions of spherical and cone-in-shell targets in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) are studied with proton radiography. Time-gated, 15 MeV proton images provide a unique and comprehensive picture of ICF implosions that cover all the implosion phases from acceleration, through coasting, deceleration to stagnation. A self-generated internal radial electric field that reserves the direction during the course of implosions is observed. It is initially directed inward (at ∼10⁹ V m^-1), eventually reverses direction (∼10⁸ V m^-1) and is probably the consequence of the electron pressure gradient. Monte Carlo simulations quantitatively confirm the observations of the electric field and its evolution. The observations are compared with self-emitted x-rays and hydrodynamic simulations.

Original language	English
Article number	014003
Journal	Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/51/1/014003
State	Published - 29 Jun 2009

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Li, C. K., Séguin, F. H., Frenje, J. A., Manuel, M., Petrasso, R. D., Smalyuk, V. A., Betti, R., Delettrez, J., Knauer, J. P., Marshall, F., Meyerhofer, D. D., Shvarts, D., Stoeckl, C., Theobald, W., Rygg, J. R., Landen, O. L., Town, R. P. J., Amendt, P. A., Back, C. A., & Kilkenny, J. D. (2009). Study of direct-drive capsule implosions in inertial confinement fusion with proton radiography. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 51(1), Article 014003. https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/51/1/014003

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