First Iron Opacity Experiments on the National Ignition Facility

ORAL

Abstract

Iron opacity experiments on the Sandia National Laboratories Z machine have shown up to factors of two discrepancies between theory and experiment. To help resolve these discrepancies an experimental platform for doing comparable opacity experiments is being developed on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Initial iron data has been taken at a temperature of \textasciitilde 150 eV and an electron density of \textasciitilde 6x10$^{\mathrm{21}}$/cm$^{\mathrm{3}}$, but higher temperatures and densities will be required to address the discrepancies that have been observed in the Z experiments. The plans to go to higher temperatures and densities and how to deal with current issues with instrumental backgrounds will be discussed.

*Performed under the auspices of USDOE LANL Contract DE-AC52-06NA25396

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Authors

  • Theodore Perry

    • LANL
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Evan Dodd

    • LANL
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Tana Cardenas

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • LANL
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Barbara DeVolder

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Kirk Flippo

    • LANL
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Heather Johns

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • John Kline

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • LANL
    • Los Alamos National Lab
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Manolo Sherrill

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Todd Urbatsch

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Robert Heeter

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Maryum Ahmed

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • James Emig

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Carlos Iglesias

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Duane Liedahl

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Richard London

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Madison Martin

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Marilyn Schneider

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Nathaniel Thompson

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Brian Wilson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Yekaterina Opachich

    • National Security Technologies

  • James King

    • NSTec
    • National Security Technologies

  • Eric Huffman

    • NSTec
    • National Security Technologies

  • Russel Knight

    • NSTec
    • National Security Technologies

  • James Bailey

    • Sandia National Lab, USA
    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia Natl Lab

  • Gregory Rochau

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia Natl Lab