학술논문

Systematic analysis of direct-drive baseline designs for shock ignition with the Laser MégaJoule.
Document Type
Article
Source
EPJ Web of Conferences. 2013, Issue 59, p1-4. 4p.
Subject
*LASER pulses
*LASER power transmission
*FAMILIES
*RATIO & proportion
*SPARK plugs
Language
ISSN
2101-6275
Abstract
We present direct-drive target design studies for the laser mégajoule using two distinct initial aspect ratios (A = 34 and A = 5). Laser pulse shapes are optimized by a random walk method and drive power variations are used to cover a wide variety of implosion velocities between 260 km/s and 365 km/s. For selected implosion velocities and for each initial aspect ratio, scaled-target families are built in order to find self-ignition threshold. High-gain shock ignition is also investigated in the context of Laser MégaJoule for marginally igniting targets below their own self-ignition threshold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]