Study of manufacturing induced defects in beryllium capsules for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

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Abstract

Copper doped beryllium (BeCu) has several advantages over plastic (CH) for capsule ablator material. Unfortunately, the manufacturing process for the capsules may introduce defects that may reduce or impede capsule ignition. In this paper, we present current results from an ongoing study at the Los Alamos National Laboratory to address some of these manufacturing related issues. In particular we present results of numerical simulations that examines the effect of a thin, $<$1 $\mu $m, aluminum (Al) or CH joint that would be present between two machined hemispheres of BeCu. In particular, we examine the jet resulting from the heavily mixed layer$^{3}$ after the shock front emerges from the BeCu into the DT ice and DT gas and we speculate on the effect of this jet on ignition. Then, we examine the effect of a fill-hole or fill-tube on jet formation for the BeCu capsule. First, we compare the results of simulations with recent experiments carried out on Omega and discuss implications for future studies. Then, we discuss simulations results for fill-holes and fill-tube and speculate on the effect of these defects on perturbations of the final ignition hotspot. $^{1}$ to whom correspondence should be addressed jhcooley@lanl.gov $^{2}$ CEA/DIF, BP12, 91680 Bruy\`{e}res le Ch\^{a}tel, France $^{3}$ S. A. Bel'kov et al., \textit{Physics of Plasmas} \textbf{6}, 4728 (1999)

Authors

  • James Cooley

  • G. Li

    LANL, AWE Aldermaston, Los Alamos National Laboratory, CASPER, Baylor University, PO Box 97310, Waco, TX 76798-7310, Depts. Physics and Astronomy, U. California, Berkeley, CA 94720, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, CA 94550, PPPL, Columbia University, UC-Irvine, General Atomics, KERI, IRE RAS, Moscow, Russia, CAA KERI, Changwon,Korea, Kyushu University, NIFS, LLNL, MIT, CCS-2, LANL, X-2, LANL, UCSD, Lodestar Research Corp., (University of Chicago), Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energertics, U. of Rochester, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, Commissariat a l&#039;Energie Atomique (CEA), School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom, Dipartimento di Fisica ``G. 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  • G. Li

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