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MFE & IFE Studies UW Neutronics Center of Excellence Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Shock Tube
Radiation Hydrodynamics
Heating Deuterium and Tritium (DT) to ignition temperatures is the easiest approach to fusion energy. ICF involves compressing a ~1 mm capsule ("target") to high densities. The target is spherically imploded using a high power (~100 TW) driver, high power lasers being the most common driver. Ablation of the outer surface of the target drives a series of radial shock waves into the target, compressing the target and heating it to thermonuclear temperatures. High energy alpha particles created from the fusion of Deuterium and Tritium propagate out through cold DT fuel and deposit energy. This energy leads to a propagating burn wave which ignites the remaining fuel and cause the release of significant amounts of energy. Radiation hydrodynamics is the study of that process.Related Links
- Simulation of Inertial Confinement Fusion at UW (pdf poster)
FTI Publications
Radiation Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Inertial Fusion Energy Reactor Chamber;
Ryan Sacks and Gregory Moses,
March 2014. (1 page, 1.1 MB)
On the Application of a Hybrid Monte Carlo Technique to Radiation Transport in High-Velocity Outflow;
R. Wollaeger, D. van Rossum, C. Graziani, S. Couch, G. Jordan, D. Lamb, G. Moses,
November 2013 [presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 11-15 November 2013, Denver CO]. (1 page, 503 kB)
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Prediction of Double Shock Formation by Exploding High Gain ICF Target in Xe Gas Filled Chamber;
Ryan Sacks and Gregory Moses,
November 2013 [presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 11-15 November 2013, Denver CO]. (1 page, 1.7 MB)
Double P1 Approximation to Electron Distribution Function for Purposes of Computing Non-Local Electron Transport;
Jeffrey Chenhall, Duc Cao, Gregory Moses,
November 2013 [presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 11-15 November 2013, Denver CO]. (1 page, 989 kB)
Improving Implicit Non-local Electron Transport in 2D DRACO Simulations;
D. Cao, J. Chenhall, G. Moses, J. Delettrez, T. Collins,
November 2013 [presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 11-15 November 2013, Denver CO]. (1 page, 436 kB)
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FLASH Simulations of 120 MJ Target Explosions in LIFE Reactor Chamber;
Ryan Sacks, Gregory Moses, Milad Fatenejad,
October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 2.2 MB)
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Non-Local Electron Transport Validation Using 2D DRACO Simulation;
D. Cao, J. Chenhall, E. Moll, A. Prochaska, G. Moses, J. Delettrez, T. Collins,
October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 505 kB)
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An Improved Low-Temperature Equation of State Model for Integrated IFE Target-Chamber Response Simulations;
T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses,
November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 1.6 MB)
Modeling Integrated High-Yield IFE Target Explosions in Xenon Filled Chambers;
M. Fatenejad, G.A. Moses,
November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 2.0 MB)
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Simulation of Inertial Confinement Fusion at UW;
Gregory Moses, Milad Fatenejad, Matthew Terry, Thad Heltemes, Alex Prochaska,
April 2010. (1 page, 2.2 MB)
Modeling ICF Spherical Implosion Instabilities in 3D with Exact Energy Conservation;
M. Fatenejad, G.A. Moses,
November 2009 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 2-6 November 2009, Atlanta GA]. (1 page, 3.3 MB)
Addition of Implicit Monte Carlo Radiation Transport and Validation of 3D Hydrodynamics in DRACO;
M. Fatenejad, G. Moses, T. Collins, P. McKenty,
November 2008 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 17-21 November 2008, Dallas TX]. (1 page, 1.2 MB)
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DRACO Development for Modeling 3D Instabilities;
Milad Fatenejad, Timothy Collins, Gregory Moses, Radha Bahukutumbi, Patrick McKenty, John Marozas, Vladimir Smalyuk,
November 2007 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 12-16 November 2007, Orlando FL]. (1 page, 2.5 MB)
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UWFDM-1315 Generation of X-ray and Ion Threat Spectra for the Fusion Test Facility Using the BUCKY 1-D Radiation Hydrodynamics Code; T.A. Heltemes, G.A. Moses, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 642 kB)
Generation of X-ray and Ion Threat Spectra for the Fusion Test Facility Using the BUCKY 1-D Radiation Hydrodynamics Code;
T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses,
November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (14 pages, 2.0 MB)
DRACO Development for 3D Simulations;
Milad Fatenejad, Gregory Moses,
October 2006 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 30 October-3 November 2006, Philadelphia PA]. (1 page, 905 kB)
UWFDM-1289 Development and Use of Tools for Modularization of Activation Programs; Milad Fatenejad, December 2005 [Honors in Research thesis]. (48 pages, 880 kB)
Temperature Response and Ion Deposition in the 1 mm Tungsten Armor Layer for the 10.5 m HAPL Target Chamber;
T.A. Heltemes, D.R. Boris, M. Fatenejad, G.A. Moses,
November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (22 pages, 1.8 MB)
Implicit Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer in DRACO;
G.A. Moses and J. Yuan,
October 2005 [presented at the APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting, 24-28 October 2005, Denver CO]. (1 page, 290 kB)
UWFDM-1280 Z-Pinch (LiF)2-BeF2(flibe) Preliminary Vaporization Estimation Using the BUCKY 1-D Radiation Hydrodynamics Code; T.A. Heltemes, E.P. Marriott, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]
Z-Pinch (LiF)2-BeF2(flibe) Preliminary Vaporization Estimation Using the BUCKY 1-D Radiation Hydrodynamics Code;
T.A. Heltemes, E.P. Marriott, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson,
September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (8 pages, 1.1 MB)
Threat Spectra Calculations for HAPL Chamber First Wall;
G.A. Moses, J.F. Santarius, and M. Fatenejad,
October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (19 pages, 1.2 MB)
FEIND: Fast Easy Interface to Nuclear Data;
M. Fatenejad,
March 9, 2004 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (11 pages, 61 kB)
University of Wisconsin Chambers Work;
J.F. Santarius, G.A. Moses, M. Fatenejad,
February 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, 5-6 February 2004, Atlanta GA]. (11 pages, 468 kB)
Update on DRACO Development;
G.A. Moses, Jiankui Yuan, Thad Heltemes,
October 21, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (17 pages, 954 kB)
Alpha Particle Fusion Reaction Product Modeling in DRACO;
Jiankui Yuan and G.A. Moses,
October 2003 [presented at the American Physical Society-Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) Meeting, 27-31 October 2003, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 1.3 MB)
Status of HAPL Tasks 1 and 3 for University of Wisconsin;
G. Moses and M. Fatenejad,
September 30, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (12 pages, 739 kB)
UWFDM-1213 Radiation Diffusion in DRACO using Kershaw Difference Scheme; G.A. Moses and J. Yuan, September 2003. (37 pages, 2.9 MB)
Status of Tasks 1 and 3 for University of Wisconsin;
G. Moses and M. Fatenejad,
September 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (12 pages, 358 kB)
UWFDM-1208 Verification and Analysis of the Radiation Transport Packages in the BUCKY 1-D Radiation-Hydrodynamics Code; Gregory A. Rochau, June 2003. (89 pages, 1.7 MB)
BUCKY Parameter Sweeps Using Condor -- a Powerful Analysis Tool;
Milad Fatenejad, Paul Wilson, Gregory Moses,
December 2002 [presented at High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 5-6 December 2002, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (4 pages, 201 kB)
Experimental Hydrodynamics Model for First Wall Protection in IFE Reactors;
Riccardo Bonazza, Jason Oakley, Mark Anderson, Phongsan Meekunnasombat, Shaoping Wang, Paul Brooks,
April 2002 [presented at the High Average Power Lasers Meeting, General Atomics, La Jolla CA, 4-5 April 2002]. (1 page, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1132 Linked Neutronics and Hydrodynamics Calculations for the Z Pinch Driven Target of X-1; M.E. Sawan and R.R. Peterson, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (7 pages, 267 kB)
UWFDM-1074 Atomic, Radiation, and Hydrodynamics Modeling in Support of the Sandia Light Ion Beam Program; D.H. Cohen, H.K. Chung, P. Wang, J.J. MacFarlane, May 1998. (60 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-1038 Collisional-Radiative, Atomic Physics, and Radiation-Hydrodynamics Simulations of Aluminum and Silicon Targets Heated by the KALIF Proton Beam; J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, H.-K. Chung, J.F. Santarius, December 1996. (37 pages, 637 kB)
FPA-96-9 Collisional-Radiative, Atomic Physics, and Radiation-Hydrodynamics Simulations of Aluminum and Silicon Targets Heated by the KALIF Proton Beam; J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, H.-K. Chung, J.F. Santarius, December 1996 [also UWFDM-1038].
UWFDM-984 BUCKY-1 - A 1-D Radiation Hydrodynamics Code for Simulating Inertial Confinement Fusion High Energy Density Plasmas; J.J. MacFarlane, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, August 1995. (203 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-979 Spectral Diagnostics, Ion Stopping Power, and Radiation-Hydrodynamics Modeling in Support of Sandia Light Ion Beam Fusion Experiments; J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, H.-K. Chung, G.A. Moses, April 1995. (91 pages, 1.9 MB)
UWFDM-937 Collisional-Radiative Equilibrium (CRE) Model for the CONRAD Radiation-Hydrodynamics Code; J.J. MacFarlane, December 1993. (47 pages, 759 kB)
FPA-93-9 Collisional-Radiative Equilibrium (CRE) Model for the KATACO Radiation-Hydrodynamics Code; J.J. MacFarlane, December 1993 [also UWFDM-937].