EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF LASER DRIVEN COMPRESSION OF SPHERICAL GLASS SHELLS

G. Charatis; J. Downward; R. Goforth; B. Guscott; T. Henderson; S. Hildum; R. Johnson; K. Moncur; T. Leonard; F. Meyer; S. Segall; L. Siebert; D. Solomon; C. Thomas

doi:10.2184/lsj.2.3_213

G. Charatis, J. Downward, R. Goforth, B. Guscott, T. Henderson, S. Hildum, R. Johnson, K. Moncur, T. Leonard, F. Meyer, S. Segall, L. Siebert, D. Solomon, C. Thomas

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1974 Volume 2 Issue 3 Pages 213-238

DOI https://doi.org/10.2184/lsj.2.3_213

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Abstract

Laser-driven compression, core heating, and neutron generation are experimentally observed when DT-filled glass shells are illuminated by intense laser radiation. Requirements for obtaining strong compressions and neutron generation include nearly uniform illumination, energies on-target greater than 0.7 joules per nanogram of shell mass, symmetric target disassembly and on-target intensities 10¹⁵ W/cm². The laser system, target illumination optics, targets, and laser target diagnostics are described in detail.

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