Scott, R. H.H., Glize, K., Antonelli, L. orcid.org/0000-0003-0694-948X et al. (16 more authors) (2021) Shock Ignition Laser-Plasma Interactions in Ignition-Scale Plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 065001. ISSN 1079-7114
Abstract
We use a subignition scale laser, the 30 kJ Omega, and a novel shallow-cone target to study laser-plasma interactions at the ablation-plasma density scale lengths and laser intensities anticipated for direct drive shock-ignition implosions at National Ignition Facility scale. Our results show that, under these conditions, the dominant instability is convective stimulated Raman scatter with experimental evidence of two plasmon decay (TPD) only when the density scale length is reduced. Particle-in-cell simulations indicate this is due to TPD being shifted to lower densities, removing the experimental back-scatter signature and reducing the hot-electron temperature. The experimental laser energy-coupling to hot electrons was found to be 1%-2.5%, with electron temperatures between 35 and 45 keV. Radiation-hydrodynamics simulations employing these hot-electron characteristics indicate that they should not preheat the fuel in MJ-scale shock ignition experiments.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Funding Information: This work was funded by EPSRC Grants No. EP/P023460/1, No. EP/P026486/1, and No. EP/P026486/1. This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the EuroFUSION research and training programme under Grant Agreement No. 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. The involved teams have operated within the framework of the Enabling Research Project: ENR-IFE19.CEA-01 Study of Direct Drive and Shock Ignition for IFE: Theory, Simulations, Experiments, Diagnostics development. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 American Physical Society. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > History (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Music (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/P026796/1 EPSRC EP/L000644/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2021 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2024 00:20 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.065001 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.065001 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177608 |