[HTML][HTML] Direct-drive inertial confinement fusion: A review
RS Craxton, KS Anderson, TR Boehly… - Physics of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …
Origins and scaling of hot-electron preheat in ignition-scale direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
Planar laser-plasma interaction (LPI) experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) have
allowed access for the first time to regimes of electron density scale length (∼ 500 to 700 μ …
allowed access for the first time to regimes of electron density scale length (∼ 500 to 700 μ …
Two-plasmon-decay instability in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
W Seka, DH Edgell, JF Myatt, AV Maximov… - Physics of …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
The two-plasmon-decay (TPD) instability in direct-drive irradiation OMEGA [JM Soures, RL
McCrory, CP Verdon, et al, Phys. Plasmas 3, 2108 (1996)] experiments is seen in the half …
McCrory, CP Verdon, et al, Phys. Plasmas 3, 2108 (1996)] experiments is seen in the half …
Thomson scattering from laser plasmas
SH Glenzer, WE Alley, KG Estabrook, JS De Groot… - Physics of …, 1999 - pubs.aip.org
Thomson scattering has recently been introduced as a fundamental diagnostic of plasma
conditions and basic physical processes in dense, inertial confinement fusion plasmas …
conditions and basic physical processes in dense, inertial confinement fusion plasmas …
Shock ignition laser-plasma interactions in ignition-scale plasmas
We use a subignition scale laser, the 30 kJ Omega, and a novel shallow-cone target to study
laser-plasma interactions at the ablation-plasma density scale lengths and laser intensities …
laser-plasma interactions at the ablation-plasma density scale lengths and laser intensities …
[HTML][HTML] Stimulated Raman scattering mechanisms and scaling behavior in planar direct-drive experiments at the National Ignition Facility
Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) has been explored comprehensively in planar-geometry
experiments at the National Ignition Facility in conditions relevant to the corona of inertial …
experiments at the National Ignition Facility in conditions relevant to the corona of inertial …
[HTML][HTML] Hot-electron generation at direct-drive ignition-relevant plasma conditions at the National Ignition Facility
Laser–plasma interaction instabilities can be detrimental for direct-drive inertial confinement
fusion by generating high-energy electrons that preheat the target. An experimental platform …
fusion by generating high-energy electrons that preheat the target. An experimental platform …
Time evolution of stimulated Raman scattering and two-plasmon decay at laser intensities relevant for shock ignition in a hot plasma
Laser–plasma interaction (LPI) at intensities) expected from hydrodynamic simulations make
these results interesting for a deeper understanding of LPI in shock ignition conditions …
these results interesting for a deeper understanding of LPI in shock ignition conditions …
Hot-electron preheat and mitigation in polar-direct-drive experiments at the National Ignition Facility
AA Solodov, MJ Rosenberg, M Stoeckl… - Physical Review E, 2022 - APS
Target preheat by superthermal electrons from laser-plasma instabilities is a major obstacle
to achieving thermonuclear ignition via direct-drive inertial confinement fusion at the …
to achieving thermonuclear ignition via direct-drive inertial confinement fusion at the …
Observation and modelling of stimulated Raman scattering driven by an optically smoothed laser beam in experimental conditions relevant for shock ignition
G Cristoforetti, S Hüller, P Koester… - High Power Laser …, 2021 - cambridge.org
We report results and modelling of an experiment performed at the Target Area West Vulcan
laser facility, aimed at investigating laser–plasma interaction in conditions that are of interest …
laser facility, aimed at investigating laser–plasma interaction in conditions that are of interest …