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Opacity data for stellar models and its uncertainties

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Opacity data for stellar models and its uncertainties

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Opacity data for stellar models and its uncertainties

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Measuring the radiative properties of astrophysical matter using the Z x-ray source

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Brief overview of opacity measurements for stellar interior conditions

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Systematic measurements of opacity dependence on temperature density and atomic number at stellar interior conditions

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Systematic measurements of opacity dependence on temperature density and atomic number at stellar interior conditions

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Measuring the radiative properties of astrophysical matter using the Z x-ray source

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Iron Opacity Measurements at Solar Interior Temperatures

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Measuring the opacity of stellar interior matter in terrestrial laboratories

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Iron Opacity Measurements at Solar Interior Temperatures

Bailey, James E.; Nagayama, Taisuke N.; Loisel, Guillaume P.; Rochau, G.A.; Blancard, C.B.; Colgan, J.C.; Cosse, Ph.C.; Faussurier, G.F.; Fontes, C.J.F.; Gilleron, F.G.; Golovkin, I.G.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Iglesias, C.A.I.; Kilcrease, D.P.K.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, Roberto C.; Nahar, S.N.N.; Orban, C.O.; Pain, J.-C.P.; Pradhan, A.K.P.; Sherrill, M.S.; Wilson, B.G.W.

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Crystal spectroscopy of silicon aero-gel end-caps driven by a dynamic hohlraum on Z

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Nash, Thomas J.; Sanford, T.W.L.; Mock, R.C.; Leeper, Ramon J.; Chandler, Gordon A.; Bailey, James E.; Mckenney, John M.; Mehlhorn, Thomas A.; Seaman, J.F.; McGurn, John S.; Schroen, D.; Russell, C.; Lake, P.E.; Jobe, D.O.; Gilliland, Terrance L.; Nielsen, D.S.; Lucas, J.; Moore, T.; Torres, J.A.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Apruzese, J.P.; Chrien, R.; Idzorek, G.; Peterson, D.L.; Watt, R.

We present results from crystal spectroscopic analysis of silicon aero-gel foams heated by dynamic hohlraums on Z. The dynamic hohlraum on Z creates a radiation source with a 230-eV average temperature over a 2.4-mm diameter. In these experiments silicon aero-gel foams with 10 - mg/cm3 densities and 1.7-mm lengths were placed on both ends of the dynamic hohlraum. Several crystal spectrometers were placed both above and below the z-pinch to diagnose the temperature of the silicon aero-gel foam using the K-shell lines of silicon. The crystal spectrometers were (1) temporally integrated and spatially resolved, (2) temporally resolved and spatially integrated, and (3) both temporally and spatially resolved. The results indicate that the dynamic hohlraum heats the silicon aero-gel to approximately 150-eV at peak power. As the dynamic hohlraum source cools after peak power the silicon aero-gel continues to heat and jets axially at an average velocity of approximately 50-cm/μs. The spectroscopy has also shown that the reason for the up/down asymmetry in radiated power on Z is that tungsten enters the line-of-sight on the bottom of the machine much more than on the top. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Hot Dense Capsule-Implosion Cores Produced by [Formula presented]-Pinch Dynamic Hohlraum Radiation

Physical Review Letters

Bailey, James E.; Chandler, Gordon A.; Slutz, S.A.; Golovkin, I.; Lake, Patrick W.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Mancini, R.C.; Burris-Mog, T.J.; Cooper, G.; Leeper, R.J.; Mehlhorn, T.A.; Moore, T.C.; Nash, Thomas J.; Nielsen, D.S.; Ruiz, Carlos L.; Schroen, D.G.; Varnum, W.A.

Hot dense capsule implosions driven by [Formula presented]-pinch x rays have been measured using a [Formula presented] dynamic hohlraum to implode 1.7–2.1 mm diameter gas-filled CH capsules. The capsules absorbed up to [Formula presented] of x rays. Argon tracer atom spectra were used to measure the [Formula presented] electron temperature and the [Formula presented] electron density. Spectra from multiple directions provide core symmetry estimates. Computer simulations agree well with the peak emission values of [Formula presented], [Formula presented], and symmetry, indicating reasonable understanding of the hohlraum and implosion physics. © 2004 The American Physical Society.

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Recent experimental results on ICF target implosions by Z-pinch radiation sources and their relevance to ICF ignition studies

Mehlhorn, Thomas A.; Leeper, Ramon J.; Macfarlane, Joseph J.; Matzen, M.K.; Nash, Thomas J.; Olson, Craig L.; Ruiz, Carlos L.; Schroen, D.G.; Slutz, Stephen A.; Mehlhorn, Thomas A.; Varnum, W.A.; Vesey, Roger A.; Bailey, James E.; Bennett, Guy R.; Chandler, Gordon A.; Cooper, Gary W.; Cuneo, M.E.

Inertial confinement fusion capsule implosions absorbing up to 35 kJ of x-rays from a {approx}220 eV dynamic hohlraum on the Z accelerator at Sandia National Laboratories have produced thermonuclear D-D neutron yields of (2.6 {+-} 1.3) x 10{sup 10}. Argon spectra confirm a hot fuel with Te {approx} 1 keV and n{sub e} {approx} (1-2) x 10{sup 23} cm{sup -3}. Higher performance implosions will require radiation symmetry control improvements. Capsule implosions in a {approx}70 eV double-Z-pinch-driven secondary hohlraum have been radiographed by 6.7 keV x-rays produced by the Z-beamlet laser (ZBL), demonstrating a drive symmetry of about 3% and control of P{sub 2} radiation asymmetries to {+-}2%. Hemispherical capsule implosions have also been radiographed in Z in preparation for future experiments in fast ignition physics. Z-pinch-driven inertial fusion energy concepts are being developed. The refurbished Z machine (ZR) will begin providing scaling information on capsule and Z-pinch in 2006. The addition of a short pulse capability to ZBL will enable research into fast ignition physics in the combination of ZR and ZBL-petawatt. ZR could provide a test bed to study NIF-relevant double-shell ignition concepts using dynamic hohlraums and advanced symmetry control techniques in the double-pinch hohlraum backlit by ZBL.

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