Physics principles of inertial confinement fusion and US program overview
OA Hurricane, PK Patel, R Betti, DH Froula… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) has existed as a field of study since the 1970s, but the field
was born out of the Cold War. In the decades since the 1960s, pioneering research …
was born out of the Cold War. In the decades since the 1960s, pioneering research …
Instabilities and mixing in inertial confinement fusion
By imploding fuel of hydrogen isotopes, inertial confinement fusion (ICF) aims to create
conditions that mimic those in the Sun's core. This is fluid dynamics in an extreme regime …
conditions that mimic those in the Sun's core. This is fluid dynamics in an extreme regime …
Similarity theory and scaling laws for low-temperature plasma discharges: A comprehensive review
Similarity theory and scaling laws determine how physical laws remain the same when
control parameters are changed, which is essential for the correlation, prediction, and …
control parameters are changed, which is essential for the correlation, prediction, and …
[HTML][HTML] Synchrotron radiography of Richtmyer–Meshkov instability driven by exploding wire arrays
We present a new technique for the investigation of shock-driven hydrodynamic phenomena
in gases, liquids, and solids in arbitrary geometries. The technique consists of a pulsed …
in gases, liquids, and solids in arbitrary geometries. The technique consists of a pulsed …
The influences of acceleration on compressible Rayleigh–Taylor instability with non-equilibrium effects
Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) instability is a classical interface instability of great importance in
nature and engineering fields. In this paper, the influences of acceleration on the …
nature and engineering fields. In this paper, the influences of acceleration on the …
[HTML][HTML] The development of a high-resolution Eulerian radiation-hydrodynamics simulation capability for laser-driven Hohlraums
BM Haines, DE Keller, KP Long, MD McKay… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Hohlraums are hollow cylindrical cavities with high-Z material walls used to convert laser
energy into uniform x-ray radiation drives for inertial confinement fusion capsule implosions …
energy into uniform x-ray radiation drives for inertial confinement fusion capsule implosions …
[HTML][HTML] A mechanism for reduced compression in indirectly driven layered capsule implosions
High-yield implosions on the National Ignition Facility rely on maintaining low entropy in the
deuterium–tritium fuel, quantified by its adiabat, in order to efficiently couple energy to the …
deuterium–tritium fuel, quantified by its adiabat, in order to efficiently couple energy to the …
Scalings of Rayleigh-Taylor instability at large viscosity contrasts in porous media
The scalings of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability are studied numerically for porous media
flows when the denser fluid lying on top of the less dense one is also much more viscous …
flows when the denser fluid lying on top of the less dense one is also much more viscous …
Scale-invariant resonance characteristics in magnetized capacitive radio frequency plasmas
Resonance mechanisms have been found to be essential for the generation of high-density
rf plasmas at low pressures, in which electrons can be continuously accelerated through …
rf plasmas at low pressures, in which electrons can be continuously accelerated through …
Confinement-induced stabilization of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability and transition to the unconfined limit
S Alqatari, TE Videbæk, SR Nagel, AE Hosoi… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The prevention of hydrodynamic instabilities can lead to important insights for understanding
the instabilities' underlying dynamics. The Rayleigh-Taylor instability that arises when a …
the instabilities' underlying dynamics. The Rayleigh-Taylor instability that arises when a …