Recent progress of hohlraum physics experiments in indirect-driven ICF in China

Abstract

In recent years, hohlraum experiments have been performed extensively on Shenguang series laser facilities in the context of laser indirect-drive inertial confinement fusion. Multiple aspects about the hohlraumenergetics, drive symmetry and plasma condition are studied by a variety of methods resolving different photon ranges and multiple viewing areas. To improve the experimental uncertainty, several diagnostics are optimized and calibrated, also the power balance and pointing accuracy of laser beams are evaluated and improved. These works lead a rapid progress on hohlraum experimental capabilities and a series of successful experimental campaigns. In order to further optimize the hohlraum performance, other hohlraum geometry (the spherical hohlram with six LEHs and the cylindrical hohlraum with six LEHs) and hohlraum wall material (depleted Uranium and foam Au) are explored as well. Hohlraum experiments and modeling on Shenguang series laser facilities demonstrated quantitative understanding of the laser conversion, X-ray ablation and plasma motion in different regions.