Studies of the fast ignition route to inertial confinement fusion at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Year: 1999

Authors: Norreys PA., Bakarezos M., Barringer L., Borghesi M., Beg F.N., Castro-Colins M., Chambers D., Dangor A.E., Danson C.N., Djaoui A., Fews A.P., Galliard R., Gibbon P., Gizzi L.A., Glinsky ME., Hammel BA., Key MH., Lee P., Loukakos P., MacKinnon A.J., Meyer C., Meyer-ter-Vehn J., Moustaizis S., Preston S.G., Pukhov A., Rose S.J., Tatarakis M., Wark J.S., Willi O., Zepf M., Zhang J.

Autors Affiliation: Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon England;
Univ Crete, IESL, FORTH, GR-71110 Iraklion, Crete Greece;
Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, London SW7 2BZ, England;
Univ Oxford, Clarendon Lab, Oxford OX1 3PU, England;
Univ Bristol, HH Wills Phys Lab, Bristol BT8 1SL, Avon England;
Univ Jena, Max Planck Gesell, Res Unit Xray Opt, D-07743 Jena, Germany;
Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA USA;
Max Planck Inst Qantenopt, D-85748 Garching, Germany

Abstract: The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory has been at the forefront of investigations into the physics associated with the fast ignition concept for inertial confinement fusion. This scheme involves complex laser-plasma processes, the theoretical understanding of which relies heavily on particle-in-cell calculations. In this paper, three experiments displaying quantitative agreement with detailed multi-dimensional PIC calculations are reviewed: hole-boring velocity measurements; relativistic self-focusing; and harmonic generation from plasma surfaces. Qualitative agreement of hot electron temperature measurements with PIC simulations are also discussed. The authors believe these results are very encouraging for the fast ignition concept. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

Journal/Review: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Volume: 44      Pages from: 239  to: 243

KeyWords: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; fast ignition; inertial confinement fusion; laser-plasma processes; particle-in-cell calculations
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(98)00343-3

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