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Analytic optimization of ion-driven hohlraums

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

S.A. Slutz
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM 87185

Abstract

An analytic model of ion beam driven hohlraums is presented which is used to determine the optimal hohlraum design parameters. It is shown that the radiation intensity within the hohlraum can exceed the average ion intensity driving the hohlraum. This “greenhouse effect” significantly lowers ion beam intensity requirements for driving a fusion microexplosion.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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