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2025
Volume: 13 Issue 2
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Ultrafast characterization of plasma critical surface evolution in inertial confinement fusion experiments with chirped laser pulses
Linjun Li, Zhantao Lu, Xinglong Xie, Meizhi Sun... and Jianqiang Zhu|Show fewer author(s)
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 reflecLaser-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..
High Power Laser Science and Engineering
- Publication Date: Jan. 10, 2025
- Vol. 13, Issue 2, 02000e13 (2025)
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