First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility

The first experiments on laser-driven cylindrical gold foam hohlraums have been performed at the 100 kJ SG-III laser facility. Measurements of the expanding plasma emission show that there is less expanding plasma fill in foam hohlraums with a wall density of 0.8 g/cm3 than in solid gold hohlraums....

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Main Authors: Lu Zhang, Zhiwei Lin, Longfei Jing, Jianhua Zheng, Qiangqiang Wang, Sanwei Li, Zhurong Cao, Yunsong Dong, Bo Deng, Liling Li, Hang Li, Yulong Li, Huabing Du, Xiayu Zhan, Xibin Xu, Gao Niu, Wei Zhou, Longyu Kuang, Dong Yang, Jiamin Yang, Zongqing Zhao, Yongkun Ding, Weiyan Zhang
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Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2025-03-01
Series:Matter and Radiation at Extremes
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0237908
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Zhiwei Lin
Longfei Jing
Jianhua Zheng
Qiangqiang Wang
Sanwei Li
Zhurong Cao
Yunsong Dong
Bo Deng
Liling Li
Hang Li
Yulong Li
Huabing Du
Xiayu Zhan
Xibin Xu
Gao Niu
Wei Zhou
Longyu Kuang
Dong Yang
Jiamin Yang
Zongqing Zhao
Yongkun Ding
Weiyan Zhang
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Zhiwei Lin
Longfei Jing
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Zhurong Cao
Yunsong Dong
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Hang Li
Yulong Li
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Xiayu Zhan
Xibin Xu
Gao Niu
Wei Zhou
Longyu Kuang
Dong Yang
Jiamin Yang
Zongqing Zhao
Yongkun Ding
Weiyan Zhang
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description The first experiments on laser-driven cylindrical gold foam hohlraums have been performed at the 100 kJ SG-III laser facility. Measurements of the expanding plasma emission show that there is less expanding plasma fill in foam hohlraums with a wall density of 0.8 g/cm3 than in solid gold hohlraums. The radiation temperatures at different angles confirm these results. Simulation results show that the expanding plasma density in the foam hohlraums is lower than in the solid hohlraums, resulting in less expanding plasma emission and higher radiation temperature. Thus, foam gold hohlraums have advantages in reducing wall plasma filling and improving X-ray transmission, which has potential applications in achieving a higher fusion yield.
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spelling doaj-art-9ce53baf6d834cd09b9a259fe72f349a2025-08-20T03:04:26ZengAIP Publishing LLCMatter and Radiation at Extremes2468-080X2025-03-01102027401027401-610.1063/5.0237908First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facilityLu Zhang0Zhiwei Lin1Longfei Jing2Jianhua Zheng3Qiangqiang Wang4Sanwei Li5Zhurong Cao6Yunsong Dong7Bo Deng8Liling Li9Hang Li10Yulong Li11Huabing Du12Xiayu Zhan13Xibin Xu14Gao Niu15Wei Zhou16Longyu Kuang17Dong Yang18Jiamin Yang19Zongqing Zhao20Yongkun Ding21Weiyan Zhang22Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaResearch Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, ChinaChina Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing 100088, ChinaThe first experiments on laser-driven cylindrical gold foam hohlraums have been performed at the 100 kJ SG-III laser facility. Measurements of the expanding plasma emission show that there is less expanding plasma fill in foam hohlraums with a wall density of 0.8 g/cm3 than in solid gold hohlraums. The radiation temperatures at different angles confirm these results. Simulation results show that the expanding plasma density in the foam hohlraums is lower than in the solid hohlraums, resulting in less expanding plasma emission and higher radiation temperature. Thus, foam gold hohlraums have advantages in reducing wall plasma filling and improving X-ray transmission, which has potential applications in achieving a higher fusion yield.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0237908
spellingShingle Lu Zhang
Zhiwei Lin
Longfei Jing
Jianhua Zheng
Qiangqiang Wang
Sanwei Li
Zhurong Cao
Yunsong Dong
Bo Deng
Liling Li
Hang Li
Yulong Li
Huabing Du
Xiayu Zhan
Xibin Xu
Gao Niu
Wei Zhou
Longyu Kuang
Dong Yang
Jiamin Yang
Zongqing Zhao
Yongkun Ding
Weiyan Zhang
First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility
Matter and Radiation at Extremes
title First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility
title_full First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility
title_fullStr First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility
title_full_unstemmed First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility
title_short First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility
title_sort first observations on wall plasma expansion and x ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kj laser facility
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0237908
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