Physics principles of inertial confinement fusion and US program overview
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 …
Thresholds of absolute two-plasmon-decay and stimulated Raman scattering instabilities driven by multiple broadband lasers
Thresholds for the absolute stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and two-plasma decay
(TPD) instabilities driven by multiple broadband laser beams are evaluated using 3D …
(TPD) instabilities driven by multiple broadband laser beams are evaluated using 3D …
[HTML][HTML] The importance of laser wavelength for driving inertial confinement fusion targets. I. Basic physics
We reinvestigate the role that laser wavelength plays in driving inertial confinement fusion
(ICF) targets. Different assumptions underlie previous analytic frameworks that provide …
(ICF) targets. Different assumptions underlie previous analytic frameworks that provide …
[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 …
Direct measurements of DT fuel preheat from hot electrons in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion
Hot electrons generated by laser-plasma instabilities degrade the performance of laser-
fusion implosions by preheating the DT fuel and reducing core compression. The hot …
fusion implosions by preheating the DT fuel and reducing core compression. The hot …
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 …
Ground-State Factor of Highly Charged Ions: An Access to the M1 Transition Probability between the Isomeric and Ground Nuclear States
VM Shabaev, DA Glazov, AM Ryzhkov, C Brandau… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
A method is proposed to determine the M 1 nuclear transition amplitude and hence the
lifetime of the “nuclear clock transition” between the low-lying (∼ 8 eV) first isomeric state …
lifetime of the “nuclear clock transition” between the low-lying (∼ 8 eV) first isomeric state …
[HTML][HTML] Suppressing parametric instabilities in direct-drive inertial-confinement-fusion plasmas using broadband laser light
It has long been recognized that broadband laser light has the potential to control parametric
instabilities in inertial-confinement-fusion (ICF) plasmas. Here, we use results from laser …
instabilities in inertial-confinement-fusion (ICF) plasmas. Here, we use results from laser …
Hot electron preheat in hydrodynamically scaled direct-drive inertial confinement fusion implosions on the NIF and OMEGA
Hot electron preheat has been quantified in warm, directly driven inertial confinement fusion
implosions on OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility (NIF), to support hydrodynamic …
implosions on OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility (NIF), to support hydrodynamic …
[HTML][HTML] Saturation of cross-beam energy transfer for multispeckled laser beams involving both ion and electron dynamics
The nonlinear saturation of crossed-beam energy transfer (CBET) for multispeckled laser
beams crossing at arbitrary angles is examined using vector particle-in-cell simulations …
beams crossing at arbitrary angles is examined using vector particle-in-cell simulations …