Z-pinch-driven fast ignition fusion

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 384-398

  Vesey, Roger A ^a   Campbell, Robert B ^a   Slutz, Stephen A ^a   Hanson, David L ^a   Cuneo, Michael E ^a   Mehlhorn, Thomas A ^a   Porter, John L ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast ignition; Inertial fusion; Z pinches

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LASER PULSES; PLASMA THEORY; PULSE GENERATORS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; X RAYS;

FAST IGNITION; INERTIAL FUSION; PULSED-POWER DRIVERS; Z-PINCHE PLASMAS;

IGNITION;

EID: 33646724232     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1157     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. R. B. SPIELMAN et al., "Tungsten Wire-Array Z-Pinch Experiments at 200 TW and 2 MJ," Phys. Plasmas, 5, 2105 (1998).
2. M. K. MATZEN, "Z Pinches as Intense X-Ray Sources for High-Energy Density Physics Applications," Phys. Plasmas, 4, 1519 (1997).
3. G. R. BENNETT et al., "X-Ray Imaging Techniques on Z Using the Z-Beamlet Laser," Rev. Sci. Instrum., 72, 657 (2001).
4. G. R. BENNETT et al., "Symmetric Inertial-Confinement-Fusion-Capsule Implosions in a Double-Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraum," Phys. Rev. Lett., 89, 245002 (2002).
5. D. B. SINARS et al., "Monochromatic X-Ray Backlighting of Wire-Array Z-Pinch Plasmas Using Spherically Bent Quartz Crystals," Rev. Sci. Instrum., 74, 2202 (2003).
6. B. M. VAN WONTERGHEM et al., "Performance of a Prototype for a Large-Aperture Multi-Pass Nd:glass Laser for Inertial Confinement Fusion," Appl. Opt., 36, 4932 (1997).
7. J. L. PORTER, Jr., "Z-Pinch Driven Hohlraums as a Radiation Source for High Energy Density Physics Experiments," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 42, 1948 (1997);
8. K. L. BAKER et al., "Soft X-Ray Measurements of Z-Pinch-Driven Vacuum Hohlraums," Appl. Phys. Lett., 75, 775 (1999).
9. M. E. CUNEO et al., "Development and Characterization of a Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraum High-Yield Inertial Confinement Fusion Target Concept," Phys. Plasmas, 8, 2257 (2001).
10. M. E. CUNEO et al., "Double Z-Pinch Hohlraum Drive with Excellent Temperature Balance for Symmetric Inertial Confinement Fusion Capsule Implosions," Phys. Rev. Lett., 88, 215004 (2002).
11. M. E. CUNEO et al., "Progress on a Double Z-Pinch Driven Hohlraum for High Yield Inertial Confinement Fusion," Proc. 11th Int. Conf. Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 29-October 4, 2002. NTIS PB2003-102104, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia (2003).
12. G. R. BENNETT et al., "Symmetric Inertial Confinement Fusion Capsule Implosions in a High-Yield-Scale Double-Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraum on Z," Phys. Plasmas, 10, 3717 (2003).
13. R. A. VESEY et al., "Demonstration of Radiation Symmetry Control for Inertial Confinement Fusion in Double Z-Pinch Hohlraums," Phys. Rev. Lett., 90, 035005 (2003).
14. R. A. VESEY et al., "Radiation Symmetry Control for Inertial Confinement Fusion Capsule Implosions in Double Z-Pinch Hohlraums on Z," Phys. Plasmas, 10, 1854 (2003).
15. J. H. HAMMER et al., "High Yield Inertial Confinement Fusion Target Design for a Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraum," Phys. Plasmas, 6, 2129 (1999).
16. M. TABAK et al., "Ignition and High Gain with Ultrapowerful Lasers," Phys. Plasmas, 1, 1626 (1994).
17. R. STEPHENS et al., "Implosion of Indirectly Driven Reentrant-Cone Shell Target," Phys. Rev. Lett., 91, 185001 (2003).
18. K. A. TANAKA et al., "Basic and Integrated Studies for Fast Ignition," Phys. Plasmas, 10, 1925 (2003).
19. M. E. CUNEO et al., "Zero-Dimensional Energetics Scaling Models for Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraums," Laser Part. Beams, 19, 481 (2001).
20. D. L. HANSON et al., "Measurement of Radiation Symmetry in Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraums," Phys. Plasmas, 9, 2173 (2002).
21. D. L. HANSON et al., "Study of Z-Pinch-Driven Hemispherical Capsule Implosions for Fast Ignition," Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2003, p. 359, B. A. HAMMEL, D. D. MEYERHOFER, J. MEYER-TER-VEHN, and H. AZECHI, Eds., American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, Illinois (2005).
22. D. L. HANSON et al., "Liquid Cryogenic Targets for Fast Ignition Fusion," Fusion Sci. Technol., 49, 500 (2006).
23. R. A. VESEY et al., "Radiation Symmetry in Z-Pinch Driven Systems for Inertial Confinement Fusion," Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2001, p. 681, K. A. TANAKA, D. D. MEYER-HOFER, and J. MEYER-TER-VEHN, Eds., Elsevier, Paris (2002).
24. G. B. ZIMMERMAN and W. L. KRUER, Comm. Plas. Phys. Control. Fusion, 2, 51 (1975);
25. see also J. A. HARTE et al., "1996 ICF Annual Report," UCRL-LR-105821-96, p. 150, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, available online at 〈http://www.llnl.gov/tid/lof/documents/pdf/233052.pdf〉 (1997).
26. M. TABAK, D. CALLAHAN-MILLER, M. HERRMANN, S. HATCHETT, L. J. PERKINS, and J. LINDL, "Target Design Activities for Inertial Fusion Energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory," UCRL-JC-137692, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2000);
27. see also Paper IF/2 in Proc. 18th IAEA Fusion Energy Conf., Sorrento, Italy (2000).
28. J. LINDL, Inertial Confinement Fusion: The Quest for Ignition and Energy Gain Using Indirect Drive, Springer-Verlag, New York (1998).
29. C. DEENEY et al., "Enhancement of X-Ray Power from a Z Pinch Using Nested-Wire Arrays," Phys. Rev. Lett., 81, 4883 (1998);
30. T. W. L. SANFORD et al., Phys. Plasmas, 9, 3573 (2002).
31. T. W. HUSSEY, N. F. RODERICK, and D. A. KLOC, "Scaling of (MHD) Instabilities in Imploding Plasma Liners," J. Appl. Phys., 51, 1452 (1980);
32. J. H. HAMMER et al., "Two-Dimensional Radiation-Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of SATURN Imploding Z Pinches," Phys. Plasmas, 3, 2063 (1996);
33. M. R. DOUGLAS, C. DEENEY, and N. F. RODERICK, "Effect of Sheath Curvature on Rayleigh-Taylor Mitigation in High-Velocity Uniform-Fill, Z-Pinch Implosions," Phys. Rev. Lett., 78, 4577 (1997);
34. J. H. BROWNELL, R. L. BOWERS, K. D. McLENITHAN, and D. L. PETERSON, "Radiation Environments Produced by Plasma Z-Pinch Stagnation on Central Targets," Phys. Plasmas, 5, 2071 (1998).
35. I. K. AIVAZOV et al., "Formation of Axial Foreplasma Channel in the Initial Stage of the Compression of a Multiwire System by Megampere Currents (Experimental)," Sov. J. Plasma Phys., 14, 110 (1988).
36. S. V. LEBEDEV et al., "The Dynamics of Wire Array Z-Pinch Implosions," Phys. Plasmas, 6, 2016 (1999).
37. S. V. LEBEDEV et al., "Effect of Core-Corona Plasma Structure on Seeding of Instabilities in Wire Array Z Pinches," Phys. Rev. Lett., 85, 98 (2000).
38. S.V. LEBEDEV et al., "Effect of Discrete Wires on the Implosion Dynamics of Wire Array Z Pinches," Phys. Plasmas, 8, 3734 (2001).
39. M. E. CUNEO et al., "Observation of Non-0-D Wire Array Trajectory and Pinch Precursor on the Z Accelerator," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 46, 234 (2001).
40. M. E. CUNEO et al., "Characteristics and Scaling of Tungsten-Wire-Array z-Pinch Implosion Dynamics at 20 MA," Phys. Rev. E, 71, 046406 (2005).
41. J. DAVIS, N. A. GONDARENKO, and A. L. VELIKOVICH, "Fast Commutation of High Current in Double Wire Array Z-Pinch Loads," Appl. Phys. Lett., 70, 170 (1997);
42. see also R. E. TERRY, J. DAVIS, C. DEENEY, and A. L. VELIKOVICH, "Current Switching and Mass Interpenetration Offer Enhanced Power from Nested-Array Z Pinches," Phys. Rev. Lett., 83, 4305 (1999).
43. S. V. LEBEDEV et al., "Two Different Modes of Nested Wire Array Z-Pinch Implosions," Phys. Rev. Lett., 84, 1708 (2000);
44. see also S. N. BLAND et al., "Nested Wire Array Z-Pinch Experiments Operating in the Current Transfer Mode," Phys. Plasmas, 10, 1100 (2003).
45. M. E. CUNEO et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 225003 (2005);
46. see also M. E. CUNEO et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 95, 185001 (2005).
47. S. V. LEBEDEV, D. A. HAMMER, M. E. CUNEO, and D. B. SINARS, AIP Conf. Proc., 808, 73 (2006);
48. also D. B. SINARS et al. (2006) (in preparation).
49. R. B. CAMPBELL et al., "Simulations of Petawatt Laser-Generated Electron Beams in Pre-Compressed Fast Ignition Hot-Spot Plasmas," Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2003, p. 461, B. A. HAMMEL, D. D. MEYERHOFER, J. MEYER-TER-VEHN, and H. AZECHI, Eds., American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, Illinois (2005).
50. D. D. RYUTOV, M. S. DERZON, and M. K. MATZEN, "The Physics of Fast Z Pinches," Rev. Mod. Phys., 72, 167 (2000).
51. V. P. SMIRNOV, Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion, 33, 1697 (1991).
52. D. L. PETERSON et al., "Insights and Applications of Two-Dimensional Simulations to Z-Pinch Experiments," Phys. Plasmas, 6, 2178 (1999).
53. J. S. LASH et al., in Proc. Inertial Fusion Science and Applications 99, Bordeaux, France, 1999, Vol. I, p. 583, C. LABAUNE, W. J. HOGAN, and K. A. TANAKA, Eds., Elsevier, Paris (2000).
54. S. A. SLUTZ et al., "Scaling and Optimization of the Radiation Temperature in Dynamic Hohlraums," Phys. Plasmas, 8, 1673 (2001).
55. T. J. NASH et al., "High-Temperature Dynamic Hohlraums on the Pulsed Power Driver Z," Phys. Plasmas, 6, 2023 (1999).
56. J. E. BAILEY et al., "X-Ray Imaging Measurements of Capsule Implosions Driven by a Z-Pinch Dynamic Hohlraum," Phys. Rev. Lett., 89, 095004 (2002).
57. S. A. SLUTZ et al., "Dynamic Hohlraum Driven Inertial Fusion Capsules," Phys. Plasmas, 10, 1875 (2003).
58. J. E. BAILEY et al., "Hot Dense Capsule-Implosion Cores Produced by Z-Pinch Dynamic Hohlraum Radiation," Phys. Rev. Lett., 92, 085002 (2004).
59. S. A. SLUTZ and M. C. HERRMANN, "Radiation Driven Capsules for Fast Ignition Fusion," Phys. Plasmas, 10, 234 (2003).
60. R. KODAMA et al., "Fast Heating of Ultrahigh-Density Plasma as a Step Towards Laser Fusion Ignition," Nature, 412, 798 (2001).
61. S. A. SLUTZ et al., "Subignition Fusion Yields Generated by Fast Heating of Compressed Deuterium-Tritium and Breakeven Scaling," Phys. Plasmas, 11, 3483 (2004).
62. S.A. SLUTZ and R. A. VESEY, Phys. Plasmas, 12, 062702 (2005).
63. D. R. WELCH, D. V. ROSE, R. E. CLARK, T. C. GENONI, and T. P. HUGHES, Comput. Phys. Commun., 164, 183 (2004).
64. R. B. CAMPBELL, R. KODAMA, T. A. MEHLHORN, K. A. TANAKA, and D. R. WELCH, Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 055001 (2005).