Micropinch Plasma Concepts for Creation of Low Kappa Distribution Plasmas
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Jump to search filtersAccommodating Large Temporal Spatial and Particle Weighting Demands for Simulating Vacuum Arc Discharge
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1D PIC-DSMC Simulation of Microscale Breakdown in Gaps with a Non-Uniform Background Gas Density
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Mode-Selective Symmetry Control for Indirect-Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion Hohlraums
Physics of Plasmas
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Mode-selective shields as a target design technique for radiation symmetry control in hohlraums
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Fast Ignition Studies at Sandia National Laboratories
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Simulations of the interaction of intense petawatt laser pulses with dense Z-pinch plasmas : final report LDRD 39670
We have studied the feasibility of using the 3D fully electromagnetic implicit hybrid particle code LSP (Large Scale Plasma) to study laser plasma interactions with dense, compressed plasmas like those created with Z, and which might be created with the planned ZR. We have determined that with the proper additional physics and numerical algorithms developed during the LDRD period, LSP was transformed into a unique platform for studying such interactions. Its uniqueness stems from its ability to consider realistic compressed densities and low initial target temperatures (if required), an ability that conventional PIC codes do not possess. Through several test cases, validations, and applications to next generation machines described in this report, we have established the suitability of the code to look at fast ignition issues for ZR, as well as other high-density laser plasma interaction problems relevant to the HEDP program at Sandia (e.g. backlighting).
Simulations of petawatt laser-generated electron beams in pre-compressed fast ignition hot-spot plasmas
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Verification and Validation Plan for the Codes LSP and ICARUS (PEGASUS)
This report documents the strategies for verification and validation of the codes LSP and ICARUS used for simulating the operation of the neutron tubes used in all modern nuclear weapons. The codes will be used to assist in the design of next generation neutron generators and help resolve manufacturing issues for current and future production of neutron devices. Customers for the software are identified, tube phenomena are identified and ranked, software quality strategies are given, and the validation plan is set forth.
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