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.

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retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

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