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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF LASER DRIVEN COMPRESSION OF SPHERICAL GLASS SHELLS

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1974

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G. Charatis, J. G. Downward, R. R. Goforth, B. R. Guscott, Thomas M. Henderson, S. Hildum, R. R. Johnson, Kent Moncur, Thomas A. Leonard, F. P. Meyer,
The Review of Laser Engineering

Abstract

Laser-driven compression, core heating, and neutron generation are experimentally observed when DT-filled glass shells are illuminated by intense laser radiation. Requirements for obtaining strong compressions and neutron generation include nearly uniform illumination, energies on-target greater than 0.7 joules per nanogram of shell mass, symmetric target disassembly and on-target intensities 1015 W/cm2. The laser system, target illumination optics, targets, and laser target diagnostics are described in detail.