Laser pulse shape design for laser-indirect-driven quasi-isentropic compression experiments

Laser pulse shape design is a key work in the design of indirect-laser-driven experiments, especially for long pulse laser driven quasi-isentropic compression experiments. A method for designing such a laser pulse shape is given here. What’s more, application experiments were performed, and the resu...

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Main Authors: Quanxi Xue, Shaoen Jiang, Zhebin Wang, Feng Wang, Xueqing Zhao, Yongkun Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-02-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5018027
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Summary:Laser pulse shape design is a key work in the design of indirect-laser-driven experiments, especially for long pulse laser driven quasi-isentropic compression experiments. A method for designing such a laser pulse shape is given here. What’s more, application experiments were performed, and the results of a typical shot are presented. At last of this article, the details of the application of the method are discussed, such as the equation parameter choice, radiation ablation pressure expression, and approximations in the method. The application shows that the method can provide reliable descriptions of the energy distribution in a hohlraum target; thus, it can be used in the design of long-pulse laser driven quasi-isentropic compression experiments and even other indirect-laser-driven experiments.
ISSN:2158-3226