Abstract
Polymer-coated glass microspheres filled with DT fuel and argon seed gas were irradiated with the SHIVA 1.06-m laser using 4-kJ, 200-ps (full width at half maximum), Gaussian pulses. Measured light absorption, x-ray spectrum, neutron yields, and x-ray continuum images compared favorably with detailed computer simulations. Pusher neutron activation and argon line imaging diagnostics were utilized to measure fuel density. Fuel densities of 1-3 g/cm3 or 5-15 times liquid DT density were inferred.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1672-1675 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Auerbach, J. M., Mead, W. C., Campbell, E. M., Matthews, D. L., Bailey, D. S., Hatcher, C. W., Koppel, L. N., Lane, S. M., Lee, P. H. Y., Manes, K. R., McClellan, G., Phillion, D. W., Price, R. H., Rupert, V. C., Slivinsky, V. W., & Swift, C. D. (1980). Compression of polymer-coated laser-fusion targets to ten times liquid DT density. Physical Review Letters, 44(25), 1672-1675. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.44.1672