Title :
Recent progress in static-wall hohlraum development for ICF studies
Author :
Sanford, T.W.L. ; Olson, R.E. ; Bailey, J.E. ; Chandler, G.A. ; Fehl, D.L. ; Hebron, D.E. ; Lash, J.S. ; Leeper, R.J. ; Mock, R.C. ; Nash, T.J. ; Porter, J.L. ; Ruggles, L.E. ; Ruiz, C.L. ; Simpson, W.W. ; Struve, Kenneth W. ; Vesey, R.A. ; Bowers, R.L. ;
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Radiation environments characteristic of those encountered during the low-temperature foot pulse and subsequent higher-temperature early-step pulses required for indirect-drive ICF ignition on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) are desired in order to provide a platform to better understand the dynamics of NIF hohlraums and capsules prior to NIF completion. In this paper, we show that an axial hohlraum using the static-wall-hohlraum geometry heated by X-rays from a Z-pinch on the Z generator is capable of providing environments for such pre-NIF studies as well as for diagnostic applications.
Keywords :
Z pinch; fusion reactor ignition; plasma heating; plasma inertial confinement; ICF studies; National Ignition Facility; X-ray heating; Z generator; Z-pinch; axial hohlraum; diagnostic applications; higher-temperature early-step pulses; low-temperature foot pulse; radiation environments; static-wall hohlraum development; Foot; Geometry; Heating; Ignition; Laboratories; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature; Power measurement; X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2000. ICOPS 2000. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 27th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5982-8
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2000.854850
