Inertial confinement fusion(ICF)requires a constant search for the most effective materials to improve the efficiency of compression of the capsule and of laser-to-target energy transfer.Foams could provide a solution...Inertial confinement fusion(ICF)requires a constant search for the most effective materials to improve the efficiency of compression of the capsule and of laser-to-target energy transfer.Foams could provide a solution,but they require further experimental and theoretical investigation.The new 3D-printing technologies,such as two-photon polymerization,are opening a new era in the production of foams,allowing fine control of material morphology.Very few detailed studies of the interaction of foams with high-power lasers in regimes relevant for ICF have been described in the literature to date,and more investigation is needed.In this work,we present the results of an experimental campaign performed at the ABC laser facility at ENEA Centro Ricerche Frascati in which 3D-printed microstructured materials were irradiated at high power.3D simulations of the laser-target interaction performed with the FLASH code reveal that the laser is scattered by plasma density gradients and channeled into the structure when the center of the focal spot is on the through hole.The time required for the laser to completely ablate the structure given by the simulations is in good agreement with the experimental measurement.Measurements of the reflected and transmitted laser light indicate that scattering occurred during the irradiation,in accordance with the simulations.Two-plasmon decay has also been found to be active during irradiation.展开更多
基金framework of the EUROfusion Consortium,funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme(Grant Agreement No.101052200—EUROfusion)The CRESCO-ENEAGRID High Performance Computing infrastructure is funded by ENEA+3 种基金the Italian National Agency for New Technologies,Energy and Sustainable Economic Developmentby Italian and European research programmesthe framework of the“Universities’Excellence Initiative”programme by the Ministry of Education,Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania under an agreement with the Research Council of Lithuania(Project No.S-A-UEI-23-6)support was received through EU LASERLAB-EUROPE JRAextension(Grant Agreement No.871124,Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme).
文摘Inertial confinement fusion(ICF)requires a constant search for the most effective materials to improve the efficiency of compression of the capsule and of laser-to-target energy transfer.Foams could provide a solution,but they require further experimental and theoretical investigation.The new 3D-printing technologies,such as two-photon polymerization,are opening a new era in the production of foams,allowing fine control of material morphology.Very few detailed studies of the interaction of foams with high-power lasers in regimes relevant for ICF have been described in the literature to date,and more investigation is needed.In this work,we present the results of an experimental campaign performed at the ABC laser facility at ENEA Centro Ricerche Frascati in which 3D-printed microstructured materials were irradiated at high power.3D simulations of the laser-target interaction performed with the FLASH code reveal that the laser is scattered by plasma density gradients and channeled into the structure when the center of the focal spot is on the through hole.The time required for the laser to completely ablate the structure given by the simulations is in good agreement with the experimental measurement.Measurements of the reflected and transmitted laser light indicate that scattering occurred during the irradiation,in accordance with the simulations.Two-plasmon decay has also been found to be active during irradiation.
