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Predicting hot electron generation in inertial confinement fusion with particle-in-cell simulations
S H Cao1,2, D Patel1,2, A Lees1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA.
Abstract:
A series of two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations with speckled laser drivers was carried out to study hot electron generation in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion on OMEGA. Scaling laws were obtained for hot electron fraction and temperature as functions of laser/plasma conditions in the quarter-critical region. Using these scalings and conditions from hydro simulations, the temporal history of hot electron generation can be predicted. The scalings can be further improved to predict hard x-rays for a collection of OMEGA warm target implosions within experimental error bars. These scalings can be readily implemented into inertial confinement fusion design codes.
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