Measurements of the mass ablation rate of aluminum(Al)have been completed at the Omega Laser Facility.These measurements show that the mass-ablation rate of Al is higher than plastic(CH),comparable to high density car...Measurements of the mass ablation rate of aluminum(Al)have been completed at the Omega Laser Facility.These measurements show that the mass-ablation rate of Al is higher than plastic(CH),comparable to high density carbon(HDC),and lower than beryllium.The mass-ablation rate is consistent with predictions using a 1D Lagrangian code,Helios.The results suggest Al capsules have a reasonable ablation pressure even with a higher albedo than beryllium or carbon ablators and further investigation into the viability of Al capsules for ignition should be pursued.展开更多
Targets have been developed to measure supersonic radiation transport in aerogel foams usinff absorption spectroscopy. The target consists of an aerogel foam uniformly doped with either titanium or scandium inserted i...Targets have been developed to measure supersonic radiation transport in aerogel foams usinff absorption spectroscopy. The target consists of an aerogel foam uniformly doped with either titanium or scandium inserted into an undoped aerogel foam package. This creates a localized doped foam region to provide spatial resolution for the measurement. Development and characterization of the foams is a key challenge in addition to machining and assembling the two foams so they mate without gaps. The foam package is inserted into a beryllium sleeve and mounted on a gold hohlranm. The target is mounted to a holder created using additive manufacturing and mounted on a stalk. The manufacturing of the components, along with assembly and metrology of the target are described here.展开更多
基金This work is performed under the auspices of the U.S.Department of Energy by LANL undercontract DE-AC52-06NA25396.
文摘Measurements of the mass ablation rate of aluminum(Al)have been completed at the Omega Laser Facility.These measurements show that the mass-ablation rate of Al is higher than plastic(CH),comparable to high density carbon(HDC),and lower than beryllium.The mass-ablation rate is consistent with predictions using a 1D Lagrangian code,Helios.The results suggest Al capsules have a reasonable ablation pressure even with a higher albedo than beryllium or carbon ablators and further investigation into the viability of Al capsules for ignition should be pursued.
文摘Targets have been developed to measure supersonic radiation transport in aerogel foams usinff absorption spectroscopy. The target consists of an aerogel foam uniformly doped with either titanium or scandium inserted into an undoped aerogel foam package. This creates a localized doped foam region to provide spatial resolution for the measurement. Development and characterization of the foams is a key challenge in addition to machining and assembling the two foams so they mate without gaps. The foam package is inserted into a beryllium sleeve and mounted on a gold hohlranm. The target is mounted to a holder created using additive manufacturing and mounted on a stalk. The manufacturing of the components, along with assembly and metrology of the target are described here.
