Investigation of the effect of a plastic ring on the uniformity of ice layers in cryogenic inertial confinement fusion targets
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A program has been written to model the evolution of the cryogenic ice layer during the layering of a target for inertial confinement fusion. The program simulates the thermal diffusion in the layering sphere, as well as the sublimation and deposition of the deuterium. This will facilitate the design and production of more-uniform targets. It has been found that any nonuniformities caused by the plastic rings of the recently proposed “Saturn” targets are too small to significantly impact fusion performance.
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