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Opacity-on-NIF Sample Design

ORAL

Abstract

Models of proposed new targets and configurations used in National Ignition Facility (NIF) experiments to measure the x-ray opacity of elements are demonstrated and discussed. Different methods of arranging the components of the targets are explored for increasing the density and temperatures in the targets while keeping the targets uniform and in local thermal equilibrium and maintaining an optimal transmission. This work will describe the outcomes of these computational experiments using Cassio, an Eulerian radiation-hydrodynamics code.

Presenters

  • Ethan Smith

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

Authors

  • Ethan Smith

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Kyzer Gerez

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Todd Urbatsch

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Natalia Krasheninnikova

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos Natl Lab