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 |
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Compression of polymer-coated laser-fusion targets to ten times liquid DT density. / Auerbach, J. M.; Mead, W. C.; Campbell, E. M.; Matthews, Dennis 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.
In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 44, No. 25, 1980, p. 1672-1675.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Compression of polymer-coated laser-fusion targets to ten times liquid DT density
AU - Auerbach, J. M.
AU - Mead, W. C.
AU - Campbell, E. M.
AU - Matthews, Dennis L
AU - Bailey, D. S.
AU - Hatcher, C. W.
AU - Koppel, L. N.
AU - Lane, S. M.
AU - Lee, P. H Y
AU - Manes, K. R.
AU - McClellan, G.
AU - Phillion, D. W.
AU - Price, R. H.
AU - Rupert, V. C.
AU - Slivinsky, V. W.
AU - Swift, C. D.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.44.1672
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.44.1672
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JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
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