Compression and acceleration processes of spherical shells in gold cones

Huigang Wei; Dawei Yuan; Shaojun Wang; Ye Cui; Xiaohu Yang; Yanyun Ma; Zhe Zhang; Xiaohui Yuan; Jiayong Zhong; Neng Hua; Yutong Li; Jianqiang Zhu; Gang Zhao; Jie Zhang

doi:10.1017/hpl.2024.24

High Power Laser Science and Engineering (Jan 2024)

Compression and acceleration processes of spherical shells in gold cones

Huigang Wei,
Dawei Yuan,
Shaojun Wang,
Ye Cui,
Xiaohu Yang,
Yanyun Ma,
Zhe Zhang,
Xiaohui Yuan,
Jiayong Zhong,
Neng Hua,
Yutong Li,
Jianqiang Zhu,
Gang Zhao,
Jie Zhang

Affiliations

Huigang Wei: ORCiD; Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Dawei Yuan: ORCiD; Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Institute of Frontiers in Astronomy and Astrophysics of Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Shaojun Wang: ORCiD; Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Ye Cui: ORCiD; Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
Xiaohu Yang: Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Yanyun Ma: Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Zhe Zhang: ORCiD; Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Xiaohui Yuan: ORCiD; Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (MOE) and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Jiayong Zhong: Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China Institute of Frontiers in Astronomy and Astrophysics of Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Neng Hua: National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Yutong Li: ORCiD; Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Jianqiang Zhu: National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Gang Zhao: Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Jie Zhang: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (MOE) and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2024.24
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

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Double-cone ignition [Zhang et al., Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 378, 20200015 (2020)] was proposed recently as a novel path for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion using high-power lasers. In this scheme, plasma jets with both high density and high velocity are required for collisions. Here we report preliminary experimental results obtained at the Shenguang-II upgrade laser facility, employing a CHCl shell in a gold cone irradiated with a two-ramp laser pulse. The CHCl shell was pre-compressed by the first laser ramp to a density of 3.75 g/cm3 along the isentropic path. Subsequently, the target was further compressed and accelerated by the second laser ramp in the cone. According to the simulations, the plasma jet reached a density of up to 15 g/cm3, while measurements indicated a velocity of 126.8 ± 17.1 km/s. The good agreements between experimental data and simulations are documented.

Published in High Power Laser Science and Engineering

ISSN: 2095-4719 (Print); 2052-3289 (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/high-power-laser-science-and-engineering

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