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T. R. Boehly University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics Chicago, IL 8–12 November 2010 Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with Liquid Deuterium VISAR data: Four spherical shock waves 1st shock 2nd 3rd 4th 0 1 2 Time (ns) 3 S59819 100 0 100 Distance (nm) Capsule/cone detail

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Page 1: Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with ......• High-performance ICF targets require precise timing of multiple shock waves to condition the capsule for implosion

T. R. BoehlyUniversity of RochesterLaboratory for Laser Energetics

52nd Annual Meeting of theAmerican Physical SocietyDivision of Plasma Physics

Chicago, IL8–12 November 2010

Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with Liquid Deuterium

VISAR data: Four spherical shock waves

1st shock 2nd 3rd 4th

0 1 2Time (ns)

3

S59819

100

0

100

Dis

tan

ce (n

m)

Capsule/cone detail

Page 2: Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with ......• High-performance ICF targets require precise timing of multiple shock waves to condition the capsule for implosion

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Summary

Precision shock-timing measurements in cryogenic spherical targets are used to tune ICF target designs

• High-performanceICFtargetsrequireprecisetimingofmultipleshockwaves to condition the capsule for implosion

•Theseshocksaretimedbymeasuringvelocitiesandcoalescencetimes in cryogenic cone-in-shell targets

•Measurementsoffoursphericallyconvergingshockswereobtained on OMEGA

•Simulationsaccuratelypredicttheshockvelocityandtimingwhen nonlocal thermal transport is included

•Thistechniquewillbeappliedtofull-scaleNIFexperimentstotune pulse shapes for ignition targets

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Collaborators

V.N.Goncharov,W.Seka,M.A.Barrios,D.E.Fratanduono,S.X.Hu, T. J. B. Collins, J. A. Marozas, T. C. Sangster, and D. D. Meyerhofer

University of RochesterLaboratory for Laser Energetics

P.M.Celliers,D.Munro,D.G.Hicks,H.F.Robey,andG.W.CollinsLawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Page 4: Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with ......• High-performance ICF targets require precise timing of multiple shock waves to condition the capsule for implosion

The timing of multiple convergent shocks is studied using directly driven spheres with re-entrant cones

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36 beamson sphere Au

cone

LiquidD2

Cryostat

CDshell

Capsule/cone detail

Streakcamera

SOP2

Image plane

VISAR1

Streakcamera

1Velocity interferometer system for any reflector2Streaked optical pyrometer

Page 5: Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with ......• High-performance ICF targets require precise timing of multiple shock waves to condition the capsule for implosion

Triple-pulse irradiation produces three shock waves that are readily diagnosed with VISAR and SOP

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0 1 2 3Time (ns)

4 5

0 1 2 3 4 5

VISARVISAR

SOPSOP

1st shock100

0

100Dis

tan

ce (n

m)

100

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100

Dis

tan

ce (n

m)

2nd 3rd shock

Coalescence

Sphericalconvergence

Page 6: Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with ......• High-performance ICF targets require precise timing of multiple shock waves to condition the capsule for implosion

By adjusting the strength or timing of the laser pulses, the shock merger times can be controlled

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0 1 2 3 4 5

0 1 2 3 4 5

100

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100Dis

tan

ce (n

m)

S59533

1st shock 2nd 3rd shock

Increase third pulse; merger occurs earlier

2nd

S59534

Time (ns)

1st shock 3rd shock

100

0

100Dis

tan

ce (n

m)

Page 7: Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with ......• High-performance ICF targets require precise timing of multiple shock waves to condition the capsule for implosion

A nonlocal-transport model better simulates shock velocitiesthanaflux-limitermodel

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Nonlocal model is more consistent with acceleration, absorption,andscattered-lightexperiments.

V. N. Goncharov (Q13.0001)

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Two-shock data

2.0 2.5 3.0

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oci

ty (n

m/n

s) First shock

Second shock

VISAR dataFlux limiter(f = 0.06)

Nonlocal

Page 8: Shock-Timing Measurements in Spherical Targets Filled with ......• High-performance ICF targets require precise timing of multiple shock waves to condition the capsule for implosion

Three-shockexperimentsarewellmodeledbysimulations, including convergence effects

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40

0 1 2 3Time (ns)

10-nm CH shell6000

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Acceleration dueto convergence

Simulation

VISAR

SOP

This agreement is approaching the required ±50-ps accuracy.

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Experimentswith5-nmCHshellsarewellmodeled,indicating adequate treatment of D2 ablation plasma

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Four shocks were observed using an ICF pulse with a main-drive pulse

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1st shock 2nd 3rd 4th

0 1 2Time (ns)

3

4th shock mergesbefore main pulse blanks window

S59819

100

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100Dis

tan

ce (n

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Four shocks and three mergers were observed from a full OMEGA ICF pulse, including velocities of ~140 km/s

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0.0 0.5 1.5 2.5Time (ns)

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ty (n

m/n

s)

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VISAR

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Shock timing on the NIF will be performed with cone-in-shell targets inside ignition-size hohlraums

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Summary/Conclusions

Precision shock-timing measurements in cryogenic spherical targets are used to tune ICF target designs

• High-performanceICFtargetsrequireprecisetimingofmultipleshockwaves to condition the capsule for implosion

•Theseshocksaretimedbymeasuringvelocitiesandcoalescencetimes in cryogenic cone-in-shell targets

•Measurementsoffoursphericallyconvergingshockswereobtained on OMEGA

•Simulationsaccuratelypredicttheshockvelocityandtimingwhen nonlocal thermal transport is included

•Thistechniquewillbeappliedtofull-scaleNIFexperimentstotune pulse shapes for ignition targets