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Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Mar 02;98(9):095002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.095002. Epub 2007 Feb 27.

Revisiting nonlocal electron-energy transport in inertial-fusion conditions.

Physical review letters

G Schurtz, S Gary, S Hulin, C Chenais-Popovics, J-C Gauthier, F Thais, J Breil, F Durut, J-L Feugeas, P-H Maire, P Nicolaï, O Peyrusse, C Reverdin, G Soullié, V Tikhonchuk, B Villette, C Fourment

Affiliations

  1. Université Bordeaux 1; CNRS; CEA, Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, 33405 Talence, France.

PMID: 17359162 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.095002

Abstract

Correct modeling of the electron-energy transport is essential for inertial confinement fusion target design. Various transport models have been proposed in order to extend the validity of a hydrodynamical description into weakly collisional regimes, taking into account the nonlocality of the electron transport combined with the effects of self-generated magnetic fields. We have carried out new experiments designed to be highly sensitive to the modeling of the heat flow on the Ligne d'Intégration Laser facility, the prototype of the Laser Megajoule. We show that two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations correctly reproduce the experimental results only if they include both the nonlocal transport and magnetic fields.

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