Method for Detection of Nuclear-Plasma Interactions in a 134Xe-Doped Exploding Pusher at the National Ignition Facility

Darren L. BLEUEL; Lee A. BERNSTEIN; Christopher A. BRAND; William S. CASSATA; Brian H. DAUB; Lucile S. DAUFFY; Bethany L. GOLDBLUM; James M. HALL; Chris A. HAGMANN; Laura Berzak HOPKINS; Hesham Y. KHATER; Andrea L. KRITCHER; Dieter H. G. SCHNEIDER; Sunniva SIEM; Carol A. VELSKO; Mathis WIEDEKING

doi:10.1585/pfr.11.3401075

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Method for Detection of Nuclear-Plasma Interactions in a ¹³⁴Xe-Doped Exploding Pusher at the National Ignition Facility

Darren L. BLEUEL, Lee A. BERNSTEIN, Christopher A. BRAND, William S. CASSATA, Brian H. DAUB, Lucile S. DAUFFY, Bethany L. GOLDBLUM, James M. HALL, Chris A. HAGMANN, Laura Berzak HOPKINS, Hesham Y. KHATER, Andrea L. KRITCHER, Dieter H. G. SCHNEIDER, Sunniva SIEM, Carol A. VELSKO, Mathis WIEDEKING

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Darren L. BLEUEL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lee A. BERNSTEIN
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Christopher A. BRAND
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
University of California
William S. CASSATA
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Brian H. DAUB
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
University of California
Lucile S. DAUFFY
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Bethany L. GOLDBLUM
University of California
James M. HALL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Chris A. HAGMANN
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Laura Berzak HOPKINS
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Hesham Y. KHATER
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Andrea L. KRITCHER
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dieter H. G. SCHNEIDER
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Sunniva SIEM
University of Oslo
Carol A. VELSKO
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mathis WIEDEKING
iThemba LABS

Keywords: nuclear, plasma, laser, isomer, high energy density, activation, fusion

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2016 Volume 11 Pages 3401075

DOI https://doi.org/10.1585/pfr.11.3401075

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Abstract

Angular momentum changes due to nuclear-plasma interactions on highly-excited nuclei in high energy density plasmas created at the National Ignition Facility can be measured through a change in isomer feeding following gamma emission. We propose an experiment to detect these effects in ¹³³Xe^∗in exploding pusher capsules.

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