Instabilities and radiation flow at a hot plasma interface

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Abstract

Mixing and radiation flow have a complex relationship in laser-driven hohlraums, an environment in which the formation and evolution of hydrodynamic instabilities may not be well suited to analysis using mix models calibrated for low temperature materials. The Hohlraum Wall Heating campaign at the National Ignition Facility aims to quantify the influence of radiation on mix (and vice-versa) at a high-Z/low-Z interface through simultaneous radiation burn-through measurements and high-resolution x-ray radiography. We discuss the qualification of the platform and data from our initial shots compared to 3D radiation hydrodynamic simulations and present options for future development.

*This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.

Presenters

  • Matthew P Hill

    • AWE Plc
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Atomic Weapons Establishment
    • LLNL and AWE

Authors

  • Matthew P Hill

    • AWE Plc
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Atomic Weapons Establishment
    • LLNL and AWE

  • Kevin P Driver

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Peter Graham

    • Atomic Weapons Establishment
    • AWE

  • Steven H Langer

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • LLNL

  • Christine Cuppoletti

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Clay Henning

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Michael S Rubery

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

  • Alexandre Do

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Steve Johnson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawerence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Stefano Schiaffino

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Elvin R Monzon

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Warren J Garbett

    • AWE
    • AWE Plc
    • AWE plc

  • Shon T Prisbrey

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • LLNL