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Session CO1 - Compression and Burn.
ORAL session, Monday afternoon, November 15
Room 201/202, SCC

[CO1.012] Relationship of Asymmetries in Fusion Burn and Areal Density to Asymmetries in Laser Drive for ICF Implosions at OMEGA

F.H. Seguin, J.L. DeCiantis, J.A. Frenje, C.K. Li, J.R. Rygg, C.D. Chen, R.D. Petrasso (MIT), V.A. Smalyuk, F.J. Marshall, J.A. Delettrez, J.P. Knauer, P.W. McKenty, D.D. Meyerhofer, S. Roberts, T.C. Sangster (Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester), K. Mikaelian, H.S. Park (LLNL)

The physical characteristics of asymmetric ICF implosions, and their relationship to laser drive asymmetry, are being studied on OMEGA using capsules with D3He fill and diagnostics that detect D3He protons. The spatial distribution of D3He burn is measured with three orthogonally oriented proton imaging cameras, while the angular distribution of areal density is studied with multiple proton spectrometers. Results from experiments involving imposed drive asymmetry will be discussed, along with comparisons of data with x-ray images and with 2-D simulations.

This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DE-FG03-03SF22691, DE-FG03-03NA00058, and Cooperative Agreement DE-FC52-92SF19460), LLE (412160-001G), and LLNL (B504974).

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