Characteristics of ICF Relevant Hohlraums Driven by X-Rays from a Z-Pinch Article Swipe

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T.W.L. Sanford , Richard E. Olson , Roger Alan Vesey , G. A. Chandler , D. E. Hebron , R. C. Mock , R. J. Leeper , T. J. Nash , C. L. Ruiz , L. E. Ruggles , W. W. Simpson , R. L. Bowers , W. Matuska , Darrell L. Peterson , R. R. Peterson ·

YOU? · · 2000 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.13182/fst00-a36108 · OA: W2618707889

Radiation environments characteristic of those encountered during the low-temperature foot pulse and subsequent higher-temperature early-step pulses (without the foot pulse) required for indirect-drive ICF ignition on the National ignition Facility have been produced in hohlraums driven by x-rays from a z-pinch. These environments provide a platform to better understand the dynamics of full-scale NIF hohlraums, ablator material, and capsules prior to NIF completion. Radiation temperature, plasma fill, and wall motion of these hohlraums are discussed.