Modeling high-compression, direct-drive, ICF experiments

Design, Modeling and Experiments of An In-pipe Magnetostrictive Impact Drive Mechanism

This paper presents a magnetostrictive in-pipe impact drive mechanism (IDM). To estimate the output performances of the IDM, a dynamics model was developed based on the magnetostrictive material constitutive model and mechanical model of the IDM. Therefore, an experimental system has been built to test the motion performance of IDM. Simulation and experimental results illustrate that the propos...

Polar-direct-drive experiments on the National Ignition Facilitya)

M. Hohenberger, P. B. Radha, J. F. Myatt, S. LePape, J. A. Marozas, F. J. Marshall, D. T. Michel, S. P. Regan, W. Seka, A. Shvydky, T. C. Sangster, J. W. Bates, R. Betti, T. R. Boehly, M. J. Bonino, D. T. Casey, T. J. B. Collins, R. S. Craxton, J. A. Delettrez, D. H. Edgell, R. Epstein, G. Fiksel, P. Fitzsimmons, J. A. Frenje, D. H. Froula, V. N. Goncharov, D. R. Harding, D. H. Kalantar, M. Kar...

Direct-Drive Implosion Experiments with Enhanced Beam Balance on OMEGA

116 LLE Review, Volume 9

Self-generated magnetic fields in direct-drive implosion experiments

Experimental Investigation of a Direct-Drive Shock Wave Heated and Compressed Planar Target relevant to ICF

An experimental investigation of shock wave induced heating and compression in planar targets relevant to direct-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) was conducted on the OMEGA laser system. A physical understanding of shock wave heating, radiative heating, and heating by energetic electrons in direct-drive ICF is necessary because the achievement of energy gain requires accurate control of ...