Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses
Laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) diagnostics play a crucial role in understanding the complex physical processes governing ICF and enabling ignition. During the ICF process, the interaction between the high-power laser and ablation material leads to the formation of a plasma critical s...
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| author | Linjun Li Zhantao Lu Xinglong Xie Meizhi Sun Xiao Liang Qingwei Yang Ailin Guo Ping Zhu Xuejie Zhang Dongjun Zhang Hao Xue Guoli Zhang Rashid Ul Haq Haidong Zhu Jun Kang Jianqiang Zhu |
| author_facet | Linjun Li Zhantao Lu Xinglong Xie Meizhi Sun Xiao Liang Qingwei Yang Ailin Guo Ping Zhu Xuejie Zhang Dongjun Zhang Hao Xue Guoli Zhang Rashid Ul Haq Haidong Zhu Jun Kang Jianqiang Zhu |
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| description | Laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) diagnostics play a crucial role in understanding the complex physical processes governing ICF and enabling ignition. During the ICF process, the interaction between the high-power laser and ablation material leads to the formation of a plasma critical surface, which reflects a significant portion of the driving laser, reducing the efficiency of laser energy conversion into implosive kinetic energy. Effective diagnostic methods for the critical surface remain elusive. In this work, we propose a novel optical diagnostic approach to investigate the plasma critical surface. This method has been experimentally validated, providing new insights into the critical surface morphology and dynamics. This advancement represents a significant step forward in ICF diagnostic capabilities, with the potential to inform strategies for enhancing the uniformity of the driving laser and target surface, ultimately improving the efficiency of converting laser energy into implosion kinetic energy and enabling ignition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ac4b81c8a38d41ffa2232892611f4d792025-08-20T03:42:47ZengCambridge University PressHigh Power Laser Science and Engineering2095-47192052-32892025-01-011310.1017/hpl.2025.4Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulsesLinjun Li0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0455-6845Zhantao Lu1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2515-1641Xinglong Xie2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-1546Meizhi Sun3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9861-8882Xiao Liang4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0206-203XQingwei Yang5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5810-1152Ailin Guo6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9343-9658Ping Zhu7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-2011Xuejie Zhang8Dongjun Zhang9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8480-9688Hao Xue10Guoli Zhang11Rashid Ul Haq12https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-3153Haidong Zhu13Jun Kang14Jianqiang Zhu15National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaNational Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaLaser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) diagnostics play a crucial role in understanding the complex physical processes governing ICF and enabling ignition. During the ICF process, the interaction between the high-power laser and ablation material leads to the formation of a plasma critical surface, which reflects a significant portion of the driving laser, reducing the efficiency of laser energy conversion into implosive kinetic energy. Effective diagnostic methods for the critical surface remain elusive. In this work, we propose a novel optical diagnostic approach to investigate the plasma critical surface. This method has been experimentally validated, providing new insights into the critical surface morphology and dynamics. This advancement represents a significant step forward in ICF diagnostic capabilities, with the potential to inform strategies for enhancing the uniformity of the driving laser and target surface, ultimately improving the efficiency of converting laser energy into implosion kinetic energy and enabling ignition.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471925000040/type/journal_articlecritical surface evolutiondirect driveinertial confinement fusionlaser–plasma interactionplasma diagnostic techniques |
| spellingShingle | Linjun Li Zhantao Lu Xinglong Xie Meizhi Sun Xiao Liang Qingwei Yang Ailin Guo Ping Zhu Xuejie Zhang Dongjun Zhang Hao Xue Guoli Zhang Rashid Ul Haq Haidong Zhu Jun Kang Jianqiang Zhu Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses High Power Laser Science and Engineering critical surface evolution direct drive inertial confinement fusion laser–plasma interaction plasma diagnostic techniques |
| title | Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses |
| title_full | Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses |
| title_fullStr | Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses |
| title_short | Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses |
| title_sort | ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses |
| topic | critical surface evolution direct drive inertial confinement fusion laser–plasma interaction plasma diagnostic techniques |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471925000040/type/journal_article |
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