Title :
Monochromatic 6.151-keV Radiographs of a Highly Unstable Inertial Confinement Fusion Capsule Implosion
Author :
Cuneo, Michael E. ; Vesey, Roger A. ; Sinars, Daniel B. ; Bennett, Guy R. ; Smith, Ian C. ; Atherton, Briggs W. ; Porter, John L. ; Wenger, David F.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Monochromatic 6.151-keV radiographs of a highly unstable inertial confinement fusion capsule are shown. The capsule was driven by a 70-eV peak radiation temperature and exhibits numerous small-scale features down to the resolution of the backlighting diagnostic (about 15 μm ). The capsule experiment was done using the double-ended Z -pinch-driven hohlraum on the Sandia Z facility.
Keywords :
Z pinch; explosions; plasma diagnostics; plasma inertial confinement; plasma instability; plasma temperature; Sandia Z facility; backlighting diagnostic; double-ended Z-pinch-driven hohlraum; electron volt energy 6.151 keV; monochromatic 6.151-keV radiographs; radiation temperature; unstable inertial confinement fusion capsule implosion; Convergence; Fuels; Glass; Ignition; Plasmas; Radiography; X-ray imaging; Inertial confinement; plasma diagnostics; radiography;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2156817
