Workshop on the Science of Fusion Ignition on NIF

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The following IOP papers are overview summaries on the status of the National Ignition Campaign at the time of publication.

Ignition and Inertial Confinement Fusion at The National Ignition Facility
Edward I. Moses
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 244 012006 (2010)

Progress towards ignition on the National Ignition Facility
J.D. Lindl et al.
Nuclear Fusion 51 094024 (2011)

AIP Physics of Plasmas journal: the following representative papers, published since 2010, are in order of Vol. and Issue; the listing does not include papers ‘submitted to’ or ‘in press.’

Capsule performance optimization in the National Ignition Campaign
O. L. Landen, T. R. Boehly, D. K. Bradley, D. G. Braun, D. A. Callahan, P. M. Celliers, G. W. Collins, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056301 (2010)

National Ignition Campaign Hohlraum energetics
N. B. Meezan, L. J. Atherton, D. A. Callahan, E. L. Dewald, S. Dixit, E. G. Dzenitis, M. J. Edwards, C. A. Haynam, D. E. Hinkel, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056304 (2010)

Probing high areal-density cryogenic deuterium-tritium implosions using downscattered neutron spectra measured by the magnetic recoil spectrometer
J. A. Frenje, D. T. Casey, C. K. Li, F. H. Séguin, R. D. Petrasso, V. Yu. Glebov, P. B. Radha, T. C. Sangster, D. D. Meyerhofer, et al. Phys. Plasmas 17, 056311 (2010)

Convergent ablator performance measurements
D. G. Hicks, B. K. Spears, D. G. Braun, R. E. Olson, C. M. Sorce, P. M. Celliers, G. W. Collins, and O. L. Landen
Phys. Plasmas 17, 102703 (2010)

Point design targets, specifications, and requirements for the 2010 ignition campaign on the National Ignition Facility
S. W. Haan, J. D. Lindl, D. A. Callahan, D. S. Clark, J. D. Salmonson, B. A. Hammel, L. J. Atherton, R. C. Cook, M. J. Edwards, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 18, 051001 (2011)

Capsule implosion optimization during the indirect-drive National Ignition Campaign
O. L. Landen, J. Edwards, S. W. Haan, H. F. Robey, J. Milovich, B. K. Spears, S. V. Weber, D. S. Clark, J. D. Lindl, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 18, 051002 (2011)

The experimental plan for cryogenic layered target implosions on the National Ignition Facility—The inertial confinement approach to fusion
M. J. Edwards, J. D. Lindl, B. K. Spears, S. V. Weber, L. J. Atherton, D. L. Bleuel, D. K. Bradley, D. A. Callahan, C. J. Cerjan, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 18, 051003 (2011)

On the transport coefficients of hydrogen in the inertial confinement fusion regime
F. Lambert et al.
Phys. Plasmas, 18, 056306 (2011)

The potential role of electric fields and plasma barodiffusion on the inertial confinement fusion database
Peter Amendt, S. C. Wilks, C. Bellei, C. K. Li, and R. D. Petrasso
Phys. Plasmas 18, 056308 (2011)

Diagnosing and controlling mix in National Ignition Facility implosion experiments
B. A. Hammel, H. A. Scott, S. P. Regan, C. Cerjan, D. S. Clark, M. J. Edwards, R. Epstein, S. H. Glenzer, S. W. Haan, N. Izumi, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 18, 056310 (2011)

Kinetic simulations of stimulated Raman backscattering and related processes for the shock-ignition approach to inertial confinement fusion
C. Riconda, S. Weber, V. T. Tikhonchuk, and A. Héron
Phys. Plasmas 18, 092701 (2011)

Multiple spherically converging shock waves in liquid deuterium
T. R. Boehly, V. N. Goncharov, W. Seka, S. X. Hu, J. A. Marozas, D. D. Meyerhofer, P. M. Celliers, D. G. Hicks, M. A. Barrios, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 18, 092706 (2011)

Shock timing experiments on the National Ignition Facility: Initial results and comparison with simulation
H. F. Robey, T. R. Boehly, P. M. Celliers, J. H. Eggert, D. Hicks, R. F. Smith, R. Collins, M. W. Bowers, K. G. Krauter, P. S. Datte, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 19, 042706 (2012)

The velocity campaign for ignition on NIF
D. A. Callahan, N. B. Meezan, S. H. Glenzer, A. J. MacKinnon, L. R. Benedetti, D. K. Bradley, J. R. Celeste, P. M. Celliers, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 19, 056305 (2012)

Hot-spot mix in ignition-scale implosions on the NIF
S. P. Regan, R. Epstein, B. A. Hammel, L. J. Suter, J. Ralph, H. Scott, M. A. Barrios, D. K. Bradley, D. A. Callahan, C. Cerjan, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 19, 056307 (2012)

Investigating inertial confinement fusion target fuel conditions through x-ray spectroscopy
Stephanie B. Hansen
Phys. Plasmas 19, 056312 (2012)

APS Physical Review Letters journal: the following representative papers, published since 2010, are in order of Vol. and Issue; the listing does not include papers ‘submitted to’ or ‘in press.’

Demonstration of Ignition Radiation Temperatures in Indirect-Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion Hohlraums
Glenzer S H et al
2011 Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 085004 (2011)

Change in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions upon Using an Ab Initio Multiphase DT Equation of State
L. Caillabet, B. Canaud, G. Salin, S. Mazevet, and P. Loubeyre,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 115004 (2011)

Other journal articles: the following representative papers, published since 2010, are in order of Vol. and Issue; the listing does not include papers ‘submitted to’ or ‘in press.’

The role of a DCA atomic physics package in explaining the energy balance in ignition scale hohlraums
M.D. Rosen, H. A. Scott, D. E. Hinkel, E. A. Williams, D. A. Callahan, R. P. J. Town, L. Divol, P. A. Michel, W. L. Kruer, et al
High Energy Density Physics 7, (3), 180 (2011)

Advances in NLTE modeling for integrated simulation
H. Scott and S. Hansen,
High Energy Density Physics 6, 39 (2010)

High-mode Rayleigh-Taylor growth in NIF ignition capsules
B. A. Hammel, et al,
High Energy Density Physics 6, 171 (2010)

Ab initio calculations of the equation of state of hydrogen in a regime relevant for inertial fusion applications
M. A. Morales, L. X. Benedict, D. S. Clark, E. Schwegler, I. Tamblyn, S. A. Bonev, et al.
High Energy Density Physics, 8, 5 (2012)

Precision equation-of-state measurements on National Ignition Facility ablator materials from 1 to 12 Mbar using laser-driven shock waves
M. A. Barrios, T. R. Boehly, D. G. Hicks, D. E. Fratanduono, J. H. Eggert et al.,
J. Appl. Phys. 111, 93515 (2012)

Effects of electron-ion temperature equilibration on inertial confinement fusion implosions
B. Xu and S. Hu
Phys. Rev. E, 84 16408 (2011)