Laser-Plasma Interaction Experiments in Gas-Filled Hohlraums at the LIL Facility

The first laser-plasma interaction campaign conducted at the LIL facility, using gas-filled hohlraums, ended in spring 09. Two different gas-filled hohlraums have been designed in order to mimic plasma conditions expected along two particular beam paths in ignition hohlraums. The targets consist of 3- or 4-millimeters long, 1 atm neo-pentane gas-filled gold hohlraums. The LIL quadruplet is aligned with the hohlraum's axis and delivers a 6-ns long pulse with 15 kJ at 3$\omega $. Optical smoothing is achieved by longitudinal dispersion and a phase plate giving a near 10$^{15}$ W/cm$^{2}$ mean intensity on the focal spot at maximum power. Plasma conditions from hydrodynamic calculations allow to calcule SBS and SRS linear gain with the PIRANAH code. The calculated spectra are compared to experimental results. We use the paraxial code HERA to investigate the propagation of the LIL quad. Finally, 1D and 2D PIC simulations based on the plasma conditions of the cavity will be discussed in order to understand experimental SRS spectrum.