Three-dimensional modeling and hydrodynamic scaling of high density carbon ablator implosions on the National Ignition Facility

ORAL

Abstract

Recent implosion experiments using high density carbon ablators on the National Ignition Facility have achieved neutron yields exceeding 1016. Three-dimensional, high-resolution modeling of these cryogenic implosions shows encouraging agreement with experiment in many respects. This includes x-ray and neutron imaging data from the implosions, flange nuclear activation detector (fNAD) maps, and directional neutron spectral measurements, as well as scalar observables such as total neutron yield. This talk reviews the status of these high-resolution simulations, their comparison to experiment, and where discrepancies still remain. Preliminary results using these simulations to assess hydrodynamic scaling to higher energy will also be discussed.

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Presenters

  • Daniel S. Clark

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Authors

  • Daniel S. Clark

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • J. L. L Milovich

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, LLNL

  • C. R. Weber

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Andrea Kritcher

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Pravesh K Patel

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Bruce A Hammel

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Joseph M Koning

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Michael M Marinak

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Laurent Pierre Masse

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL, Livermore, CA 94550, USA, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Arthur E. Pak

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mehul V Patel

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Christopher R Schroeder

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Scott Sepke

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Petr L Volegov

    Los Alamos National Laboratory