Demonstration of radiation pulse shaping with nested-tungsten-wire-array Z pinches for high-yield inertial confinement fusion

被引：37

作者：

Cuneo, ME

Vesey, RA

Sinars, DB

Chittenden, JP

Waisman, EM

Lemke, RW

Lebedev, SV

Bliss, DE

Stygar, WA

Porter, JL

Schroen, DG

Mazarakis, MG

Chandler, GA

Mehlhorn, TA

机构：

[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA

[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, London SW7 2BW, England

[3] Schafer Corp, Livermore, CA 94550 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2005年 / 95卷 / 18期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.185001

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Nested wire-array Z pinches are shown to generate soft x-ray radiation pulse shapes required for three-shock isentropic compression and hot-spot ignition of high-yield inertial confinement fusion capsules. We demonstrate a reproducible and tunable foot pulse (first shock) produced by interaction of the outer and inner arrays. A first-step pulse (second shock) is produced by inner array collision with a central CH2 foam target. Stagnation of the inner array at the axis produces the third shock. Capsules optimized for several of these shapes produce 290-900 MJ fusion yields in 1D simulations.

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