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Kinetic simulations of fusion ignition with hot-spot ablator mix

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Inertial confinement fusion fuel suffers increased X-ray radiation losses when carbon from the capsule ablator mixes into the hot-spot. Here we present one and two-dimensional ion VlasovFokker-Planck simulations that resolve hot-spot self heating in the presence a localised spike of carbon mix, totalling 1.9 % of the hot-spot mass. The mix region cools and contracts over tens of picoseconds, increasing its alpha particle stopping power and radiative losses. This makes a localised mix region m...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1103/PhysRevE.100.033206

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
Role:
Author
Publisher:
American Physical Society Publisher's website
Journal:
Physical Review E Journal website
Volume:
100
Issue:
3
Article number:
033206
Publication date:
2019-09-09
Acceptance date:
2019-06-25
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EISSN:
1550-2376
ISSN:
1539-3755
Pubs id:
pubs:1022830
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uuid:a6dfae72-9a91-4ca7-958b-b6be849b941b
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pubs:1022830
Source identifiers:
1022830
Deposit date:
2019-06-26

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