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Interpreting Lawson criteria in cryogenic direct-drive implosions on OMEGA

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Abstract

Cryogenic implosions at the Omega Laser Facility (~30 kJ) routinely obtain ion temperatures of 4 to 5 keV, and areal densities between 100 and 200 g/cm2. It follows that direct drive implosions at the scale of the National Ignition Facility (2-3 MJ) would be likely to ignite and generate very high fusion energy gains. To help make projections of this type, we have performed a set of cryogenic implosion experiments that are highly symmetric and reproducible, and easy to interpret, and present a new approach to determining the Lawson triple product. We show that future direct drive facilities are likely to reach ignition and burn with targets larger than OMEGA by a scale factor ≤4. This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration under Award No. DE-NA0004144, the University of Rochester, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

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Presenters

  • Cliff A Thomas

    University of Rochester

Authors

  • Cliff A Thomas

    University of Rochester

  • Christian Stoeckl

    University of Rochester

  • Michael J Rosenberg

    University of Rochester

  • Luke A Ceurvorst

    University of Rochester

  • Chad J Forrest

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • James P Knauer

    University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Sean P Regan

    University of Rochester

  • Timothy J Collins

    University of Rochester

  • Valeri N Goncharov

    University of Rochester

  • Riccardo Betti

    University of Rochester

  • Dustin H Froula

    University of Rochester

  • Christopher Deeney

    University of Rochester

  • Kenneth S Anderson

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Daniel H Barnak

    University of Rochester

  • Katelynn A Bauer

    University of Rochester

  • Mark J Bonino

    University or Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Duc M Cao

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Kristen Churnetski

    University of Rochester

  • Robert S Craxton

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester

  • Jonathan R Davies

    University of Rochester

  • Dana H Edgell

    University of Rochester

  • Reuben Epstein

    University of Rochester

  • Sarah M Fess

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • V. Yu. Glebov

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Varchas Gopalaswamy

    University of Rochester

  • David R Harding

    University or Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Peter V Heuer

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Igor V Igumenshchev

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Steven T Ivancic

    University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Douglas W Jacobs-Perkins

    University of Rochester

  • Roger T Janzic

    University of Rochester

  • Tirtha Raj Joshi

    University of Rochester

  • Joseph Kwiatkowski

    University of Rochester

  • Aarne Lees

    University of Rochester

  • Frederic J Marshall

    University of Rochester

  • Michael Michalko

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • S. Morse

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Dhrumir Patel

    University of Rochester

  • Jonathan L Peebles

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester

  • Hans G Rinderknecht

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Sid Sampat

    University of Rochester

  • Rahul C Shah

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • William Thomas Trickey

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester

  • K M Woo

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Christopher W Wink

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Maria Gatu Johnson

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  • Wolfgang Theobald

    Focused Energy, University of Rochester

  • Edward M Campbell

    MCM Consultants

  • Alison Ruth Christopherson

    Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Max Tabak

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Neil Alexander

    General Atomics

  • Michael Farrell

    General Atomics

  • Claudia M Shuldberg

    GA