scholarly journals The National Ignition Facility: Status and Plans for Laser Fusion and High-Energy-Density Experimental Studies

2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 420-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward I. Moses ◽  
Craig R. Wuest
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Laser Fusion ◽  
National Ignition Facility

scholarly journals A platform for studying the Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instabilities in a planar geometry at high energy density at the National Ignition Facility

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 072704 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Nagel ◽  
K. S. Raman ◽  
C. M. Huntington ◽  
S. A. MacLaren ◽  
P. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Planar Geometry ◽  
National Ignition Facility

Design of a high current protection inductor for the high energy density capacitor bank of large laser fusion facility

2019 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 147-153
Author(s):  
Lee Li ◽  
Haibo Wu ◽  
Shuai Ren ◽  
Jiaming Xiong ◽  
Hongyu Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Capacitor Bank ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Laser Fusion ◽  
High Current

scholarly journals Rayleigh–Taylor instabilities in high-energy density settings on the National Ignition Facility

2018 ◽  
Vol 116 (37) ◽  
pp. 18233-18238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Remington ◽  
Hye-Sook Park ◽  
Daniel T. Casey ◽  
Robert M. Cavallo ◽  
Daniel S. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Inertial Confinement Fusion ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Material Strength ◽  
National Ignition Facility ◽  
Rt Instability

The Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) instability occurs at an interface between two fluids of differing density during an acceleration. These instabilities can occur in very diverse settings, from inertial confinement fusion (ICF) implosions over spatial scales of∼10−3−10−1cm (10–1,000 μm) to supernova explosions at spatial scales of∼1012cm and larger. We describe experiments and techniques for reducing (“stabilizing”) RT growth in high-energy density (HED) settings on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Three unique regimes of stabilization are described: (i) at an ablation front, (ii) behind a radiative shock, and (iii) due to material strength. For comparison, we also show results from nonstabilized “classical” RT instability evolution in HED regimes on the NIF. Examples from experiments on the NIF in each regime are given. These phenomena also occur in several astrophysical scenarios and planetary science [Drake R (2005)Plasma Phys Controlled Fusion47:B419–B440; Dahl TW, Stevenson DJ (2010)Earth Planet Sci Lett295:177–186].

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