Three-dimensional Low Mode ICF Target Simulations

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Abstract

This paper describes the application of a three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics code to problems typical of ICF pellet design. The compressible hydrodynamics code, FastRad3D, contains most of the physical effects relevant for the simulation of high-temperature plasmas including inertial confinement fusion (ICF)-regime Rayleigh-Taylor unstable direct drive laser targets The calculations show the effects of low mode surface non-uniformities and laser intensity non-uniformities on gain for a typical ICF pellet designs. The 3D results are compared to previous results from 2D and 1D calculations.

Authors

  • David Fyfe

  • Andrew Schmitt

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • John Gardner

    • Berkeley Research Associates

  • Denis Colombant

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory
    • Naval Research Laboratory