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Published on: January 9, 2014
Ionization balance in inertial confinement fusion hohlraums
S H Glenzer1, K B Fournier, B G Wilson
1L-447, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA.
Abstract:
We present the first x-ray spectroscopic measurements of the ionization balance in inertial confinement fusion hohlraums supported by 4omega Thomson scattering diagnostics. The experimental data show agreement with non-LTE radiation-hydrodynamic calculations of the averaged Au charge state and electron temperatures. These findings are consistent with the successful integrated modeling of the hohlraum radiation fields. Comparisons with detailed synthetic spectra calculations show that the experimental ionization distribution is slightly shifted indicating nonsteady state kinetics.
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