Nuclear diagnostics for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) plasmas

JA Frenje - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The field of nuclear diagnostics for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) is broadly reviewed
from its beginning in the seventies to present day. During this time, the sophistication of the …

Physics issues for shock ignition

D Batani, S Baton, A Casner, S Depierreux… - Nuclear …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The paper presents theoretical analysis and experimental results concerning the major
physical issues in the shock-ignition approach. These are the following: generation of a high …

Fast electron energy transport in solid density and compressed plasma

P Norreys, D Batani, S Baton, FN Beg, R Kodama… - Nuclear …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We provide a review of selected experiments on fast electron transport in solids and
plasmas following laser-matter interaction at relativistic intensities. Particular attention is …

Temperature dependence of parametric instabilities in the context of the shock-ignition approach to inertial confinement fusion

S Weber, C Riconda - High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2015 - cambridge.org
The role of the coronal electron plasma temperature for shock-ignition conditions is
analysed with respect to the dominant parametric processes: stimulated Brillouin scattering …

Laser-driven ablation through fast electrons in PALS-experiment at the laser radiation intensity of 1–50 PW/cm2

SY Gus' Kov, NN Demchenko, A Kasperczuk… - Laser and Particle …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The paper is directed to the study of high-temperature plasma and ablation plasma
formation as well as efficiency of the laser energy transfer to solid targets irradiated by laser …

Two-dimensional simulations of laser–plasma interaction and hot electron generation in the context of shock-ignition research

O Klimo, J Psikal, VT Tikhonchuk… - Plasma Physics and …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser–plasma interaction and hot electron generation play a crucial role in the context of
inertial confinement fusion and in particular in the shock-ignition concept. Here we present a …

Collisional and collective effects in two dimensional model for fast-electron transport in refluxing regime

L Volpe, D Batani, A Morace, JJ Santos - Physics of Plasmas, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
The relativistic laser-driven electron transport in partially or fully ionized matter has been
investigated in many recent experiments. The high laser intensity achievable today (up to 10 …

Shock generation comparison with planar and hemispherical targets in shock ignition relevant experiment

SD Baton, E Le Bel, S Brygoo, X Ribeyre… - Physics of …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We performed an experiment on the “Ligne d'Intégration Laser” facility to produce strong
shocks with plasma conditions relevant for the Shock Ignition approach to Inertial …

Quasi-monoenergetic ion generation by hole-boring radiation pressure acceleration in inhomogeneous plasmas using tailored laser pulses

SM Weng, M Murakami, H Azechi, JW Wang… - Physics of …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
It is proposed that laser hole-boring at a steady speed in inhomogeneous overdense plasma
can be realized by the use of temporally tailored intense laser pulses, producing high …

Physics of laser-plasma interaction for shock ignition of fusion reactions

VT Tikhonchuk, A Colaïtis, A Vallet… - Plasma Physics and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The shock ignition scheme is an alternative approach, which aims to achieve ignition of
fusion reactions in two subsequent steps: first, the target is compressed at a low implosion …