MixIT: First spatially-resolved ion temperature measurement in ICF
ORAL
Abstract
Ion temperature is a key plasma variable and performance indicator in inertial confinement fusion. However, due to technological and physics limitations, all ion temperature measurements to date have been spatially integrated over the target assembly as viewed from a single line of sight. We present the methodology for, and results from, a proof-of-concept spatially-resolved ion temperature measurement conducted on ICF implosions, and path to a spatially-resolved, quantitative mix diagnostic.
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Presenters
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Christopher R Danly
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Authors
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Christopher R Danly
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Noah W Birge
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Verena Geppert-Kleinrath
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Brian M Haines
Los Alamos National Laboratory, LANL
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Justin Jorgenson
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Emily Mendoza
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Landon Tafoya
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Carl H Wilde
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Petr L Volegov
Los Alamos National Laboratory