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The M-band X-ray (1.6-4.4 keV) preheating and shock temperature of aluminum (Al) foil coated on a thick polystyrene (CH) layer is experimentally measured using a streaked optical pyrometer system (SOP) in the SG-III prototype laser facility for the first time. Multi-group hydrodynamic simulation captures the main characteristics of rear surface emi...
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... target supersonically before the shock arrives. This leads to an upward shift to the Al principle Hugoniot in the P-T diagram and resultant higher shocked temperature. At the same time, it drives a rarefaction wave to propagate from the rear surface inwards, generating a gradually decaying temperature profile before the shock arrives, shown in Fig. 13. Shock strength decays as it interacts with the rarefaction wave. Considering that the width of the shock front is proportional to molecular mean free path and anti-proportional to shock strength, this interaction will lead to a broader shock front and the resultant slower cooling ...
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... In previous hohlraum energetics studies on Shenguang-III prototype, we employ a variety of these diagnostics resolving different photon energy ranges and multiple viewing areas in a shot to obtain comprehensive information on the hohlraum drive. [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] The absolute power measurements in FXRD have an error of 610% determined from calibration. In Secs. ...
Both direct and indirect drive concepts of inertial confinement fusion rely on targets with cryogenic thermonuclear fuel shells for ignition. Experiments on the Shenguang-III prototype laser facility using laser-driven gas-filled hohlraums show distinct differences between cryogenic (20 K) and warm hohlraums. Although the measured x-ray flux in the photon range from 1.6 to 4.4 keV (Au M-band) is identical between cryogenic and warm hohlraums, the cryogenic hohlraum has a much slower rate of rise and is 20% lower in peak intensity of x-ray flux in the photon range from 0.1 to 4 keV. The reasons for this drive deficit between cryogenic and warm hohlraums are investigated using a similar series of hohlraum experiments. The experiments employ three types of hohlraums to distinguish the effect of a shroud window membrane and condensates. Warm hohlraums with a shroud window membrane replicate the slower rate of rise of radiation flux of cryogenic targets. When the shroud window is present, the measured x-ray flux in the hohlraum shows a drive deficit that decreases with time. However, the measured deficit increases as the viewing angle increases. All of these results indicate that the portion of the shroud not illuminated by the lasers absorbs the outgoing x-ray flux from the hohlraum.
... The hard X-ray (such as Au M-band X-ray [3]:2-5keV) can preheat material ahead of the shock wave [4]. It may significantly influence the shock propagation and reduce the achievable compression [5,6]. Therefore, worldwide studies and experiments related to M-band X-ray have been proposed. ...
... This would decrease the capsule compressibility and result in lower areal density. Preheating ahead of the shock front also causes significant shock propagation variation in the capsule thereby reducing the final yield [14]. As the rear surface of the foil expands due to preheating, large uncertainties in EOS diagnostics creep in [10]. ...
In this paper, we analyze the performance of pure and doped Be ablators used for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) pellets in terms of shock velocity, shock breakout temperature, preheat temperature and mass ablation rate through radiation hydrodynamic (RHD) simulations. For this study, we apply a constant radiation profile (drive temperatures varying from 120 - 200 eV) consisting of a low frequency Planck spectrum (soft x-rays) and a high frequency Gaussian spectrum (hard x-rays, commonly termed as "M-band") on a planar foil of the ablator. The fraction of energy density in the hard x-ray spectrum ($\alpha$) has been varied from 0 to 0.25. The predominant effect of hard x-rays is to preheat the ablator ahead of the shock front. Steady rise in preheat temperature and shock breakout temperature is observed on increasing the fraction of hard x-rays. Preheating can be mitigated by doping Be with a mid-Z element Cu as its opacity is much higher in the high frequency region. On doping Be with 1\% Cu, the shock velocities decrease slightly compared to pure Be. However, higher shock velocities are observed on increasing the fraction of M-band. We observe significant decrease in shock breakout and maximum preheat temperature in doped Be foil. Steady rise in these temperatures is observed on increasing $\alpha$. We have proposed new scaling relations for shock velocity, shock breakout temperature, maximum preheat temperature and mass ablation rate with the radiation temperature and the fraction of M-band energy density in both pure and doped Be ablators. In terms of ablator performance, Cu doped Be ablator is found to be superior to pure Be. Though doping significantly reduces preheating, the mass ablation rates are nearly unaffected.
... Ultrafast optical absorption and Raman spectroscopy, including UV/visible absorption spectroscopy [178], infrared absorption spectroscopy [179], Raman spectroscopy [180], and CARS [181,182], can achieve temporal resolutions up to the probe laser pulse width (the shortest of which can be tens of femtoseconds). In contrast, ultrafast emission spectroscopy, including optical pyrometry and LIBS, can achieve temporal resolution limits of ultrafast detectors, such as streak cameras (1-100 ps) [183,184] and photomultiplier tubes (sub-nanoseconds). ...
Thermomechanical, physical, and chemical processes in energetic materials (EMs) during manufacturing and processing or under external stimuli such as shock compression, involve multiple temporal and spatial scales. Discovering novel phenomena, acquiring new data, and understanding underlying mechanisms all require temporally and spatially resolved diagnostics. Here, we present a brief review of novel diagnostics that are either emerging or have existed but rarely been applied to EMs, including two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) X-ray imaging, X-ray diffraction, coherent X-ray diffraction imaging, small angle X-ray scattering, terahertz and optical absorption/emission spectroscopy, and one-dimensional (1D) and 2D laser-based velocity/displacement interferometry. Typical spatial scales involved are lattice (nanometer and micrometer) and typical temporal scales (femtosecond, picosecond, nanosecond, microsecond, and millisecond). The targeted scientific questions and engineering problems include defects, strengths, deformations, hot spots, phase changes, reactions, and shock sensitivities. Basic principles of measurement and data analysis, and illustrative examples of these are presented. Advanced measurements and experimental complexities also necessitate further development in corresponding data analysis and interpretation methodologies, and multiscale modeling.
A self-consistent and precise method to determine the time-dependent radiative albedo, i.e., the ratio of the reemission flux to the incident flux, for an indirect-drive inertial confinement fusion Hohlraum wall material is proposed. A specially designed symmetrical triple-cavity gold Hohlraum is used to create approximately constant and near-equilibrium uniform radiation with a peak temperature of 160 eV. The incident flux at the secondary cavity waist is obtained from flux balance analysis and from the shock velocity of a standard sample. The results agree well owing to the symmetrical radiation in the secondary cavity. A self-consistent and precise time-dependent radiative albedo is deduced from the reliable reemission flux and the incident flux, and the result from the shock velocity is found to have a smaller uncertainty than that from the multi-angle flux balance analysis, and also to agree well with the result of a simulation using the HYADES opacity.
Detailed radiation hydrodynamic simulations are carried out to investigate the x-ray emission process in four high-Z planar targets, namely, tungsten (W), gold (Au), lead (Pb), and uranium (U) irradiated by 1 ns, 351 nm flat top laser pulses. A thorough zoning analysis is performed for all laser-driven high-Z foils over a wide intensity range of [Formula: see text] W/cm ² with appropriately chosen photon energy range and recombination parameter. The resulting variation of conversion efficiency over the full intensity range exhibits an optimum for all materials, which is explained by considering the characteristic emission contributions from two different regions of laser irradiated plasma, namely, conversion layer and re-emission zone. A new generalized single scaling relation based upon smooth broken power law is proposed for conversion efficiency variation along with the separate determination ( η S , η M ) in soft and hard/M-band x-ray regions. It has been observed that η S for Pb and W always lies in between that for Au and U for intensities smaller than [Formula: see text] W/cm ² . On further increase in intensity, η S is observed to be maximum for Au and U, whereas it is minimum for W. Significant contribution to M-band conversion efficiencies is observed in all elements for intensities higher than [Formula: see text] W/cm ² with maximum and minimum values attained by W and U, respectively. The results are explained by considering the contributions from the emission coefficients of all materials in both conversion layer and re-emission zone up to corresponding photon cutoff energies at different laser intensities.
Detailed investigations are carried out on shock, preheat, and ablation characteristics in x-ray driven beryllium based targets, a candidate ablator material for many inertial confinement fusion studies due to its high mass ablation rate. The study involves extensive radiation hydro-dynamic simulations performed on pure and 1% copper doped beryllium foils irradiated by a temperature drive source consisting of both Planckian and Gaussian distributions with peaks lying in soft and hard x-ray regions, respectively. The results of steady state x-ray driven ablation and radiant heat exchange in a sub-critical shock are extended to a non-Planckian source. Based on that, new scaling relations are proposed for shock velocity, shock breakout temperature, maximum preheat temperature, and mass ablation rate with the temperature(120-200 eV) and the fraction of total energy density due to Gaussian distribution (0-0.25) of the incident drive. All parameters increase with drive temperature strength, but the presence of hard x rays does not affect them uniformly. Among all, preheat and shock breakout temperature exhibit a strong dependence on fraction of hard x rays present in the drive spectrum. The effect of doping translates into a pronounced decrease in preheat and shock breakout temperature, while mass ablation rate reduces marginally. The resulting variations in different parameters are explained on the basis of distribution of total extinction coefficient over the spectral form of an incident drive source.
The x-ray emissivity of gadolinium (Gd) and gold (Au) has been studied using the FLYCHK code. The results show that the Gd M-band is lower than 2 keV and that Gd has a higher x-ray emissivity at low temperature. Thus, we proposed a Gd + Au + Gd sandwich design to improve the x-ray conversion efficiency (CE). Under a laser intensity of 1 × 10¹⁵ W/cm², a 11%–17% enhancement of the CE and an optimized x-ray spectrum were achieved in one-dimensional simulation. The enhancement of the CE is mainly due to an enhancement of the soft x-ray flux (0 keV–2 keV). In addition, the high energy x-ray flux (2 keV–5 keV) is lower than that of Au. Particularly at an early stage, the laser ablates the Gd layer, and the temperature of the Au layer is insufficient for producing an M-band emission. Thus, the high energy x-ray flux is rather low. A sandwich design not only takes advantage of the higher x-ray emissivity of Gd under specific conditions in an efficient manner but also simplifies the target fabrication, which is important. In addition, Gd can also be used to optimize the future design of depleted uranium Hohlraum.
