Evolution of shell nonuniformities near peak compression of a spherical implosion - art. no. 155002

Authors
Smalyuk, VA Goncharov, VN Delettrez, JA Marshall, FJ Meyerhofer, DD Regan, SR Yaakobi, B
Citation
Va. Smalyuk et al., Evolution of shell nonuniformities near peak compression of a spherical implosion - art. no. 155002, PHYS REV L, 8715(15), 2001, pp. 5002
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
8715
Issue
15
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20011008)8715:15<5002:EOSNNP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The evolution of shell modulations near peak compression of direct-drive sp herical-target implosions has been measured using the 60-beam, 30-kJ UV OME GA laser system. The spatial size and amplitude of shell-areal-density modu lations decrease during the target compression, then increase during its de compression as expected. The shell uniformity at peak compression has been increased by reducing single-beam, laser-drive nonuniformity.