Abstract
Solutions to the radiation diffusion equation predict the absorbed energy ("wall loss") within an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) hohlraum. Comparing supersonic versus subsonic solutions suggests that a high metallic foam as hohlraum wall material will reduce hydrodynamic losses, and hence, net absorbed energy by . We derive an analytic expression for the optimal density (for any given drive temperature and pulse-length) that will achieve this reduction factor and which agrees well with numerical simulations. This approach can increase the coupling efficiency of indirectly driven ICF capsules.
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