Bulletin of the American Physical Society
60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
Volume 63, Number 11
Monday–Friday, November 5–9, 2018; Portland, Oregon
Session CP11: Poster Session II: Basic Plasma Physics; Boundary, PMI, Proto-MPEX; International Tokamaks; Turbulence and Transport; Other Configurations; Z-pinch, Dense Plasma Focus and MagLIF (2:00pm-5:00pm)
Monday, November 5, 2018
OCC
Room: Exhibit Hall A1&A
Abstract ID: BAPS.2018.DPP.CP11.5
Abstract: CP11.00005 : Magnetic Fields in Indirect Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion
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Abstract
Presenter:
Christopher Alexander Walsh
(Imperial College London)
Author:
Christopher Alexander Walsh
(Imperial College London)
Plasma magnetisation effects are routinely ignored in the design and interpretation of laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments. The presented work uses the 3-D extended-magneto-hydrodynamics code Chimera to simulate both the impact of self-generated magnetic fields on the hotspot cooling process and assess the anticipated increase in fusion performance through the application of external magnetic fields.
Magnetic fields are spontaneously generated during ICF implosions by the Biermann battery process when the capsule is not spherically symmetric. During stagnation, the hotspot edge contains large magnetic field intensities, estimated to be up to 10,000T in strength. Subsequent magnetisation of the electron population can reduce thermal conductivities by 90%.
Externally-applied magnetic fields can be used to enhance the fusion yield by magnetising both the electron and α-particle populations in the hotspot, increasing the energy containment. Modifications to hotspot shape are explored by using perturbations relevant to the high-foot (radiation asymmetry and tent scar) and HDC (fill-tube) campaigns. High-mode perturbations are also simulated, suggesting reductions of mix into the hotspot due to magnetic tension suppressing vortices.
To cite this abstract, use the following reference: http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2018.DPP.CP11.5
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