Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 10, Issue 2, 027403(2025)

Effect of laser wavelength on growth of ablative Rayleigh–Taylor instability in inertial confinement fusion

Zhantao Lu1,2、*, Xinglong Xie1,2, Xiao Liang1, Meizhi Sun1, Ping Zhu1, Xuejie Zhang1, Linjun Li1,2, Hao Xue1,2, Guoli Zhang1,2, Rashid Ul Haq1,2, Dongjun Zhang1, and Jianqiang Zhu1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A), Yuquan Road, Shijingshan, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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    (a) Initial profiles of ρ (solid line), T (dot-dashed line), and vz (dashed line) along the z axis. (b) Simulation setup for initial density profile.
    Profiles of ρ along the z axis after 4 ns of laser action for different wavelengths and adjusted intensity.
    Relative coupling efficiency between laser and kinetic energy of implosion fluid for different wavelengths.
    ARTI perturbations near the ablation surface after 4 ns of laser action for kp = 2π/12.8 μm−1 and different wavelengths λ: (a) 351 nm; (b) 150 nm; (c) 100 nm; (d) 65 nm; (e) 40 nm; (f) 30 nm.
    Average ARTI growth rates γ within 4 ns for kp = 2π/12.8 μm−1 and different laser wavelengths.
    Variation of main hydrodynamic parameters with laser action time at five representative wavelengths (351, 100, 65, 40, and 30 nm): (a) g; (b) Lm; (c) Va; (d) conduction layer thickness Lc; (e) AT; (f) theoretical ARTI growth rate.
    Variations with laser action time of simulated perturbation amplitude for different laser frequencies (symbols) and of perturbation amplitude calculated from the theoretical ARTI growth rate (dashed line).
    (a) Plasma density contours and direction of laser (red arrow) in the perturbation region. (b) and (c) Distributions of laser energy deposition after 3 ns of laser action at λ = 30 and 65 nm, respectively.
    Temperature contours of plasma after 4 ns of laser action at λ = 351 nm.
    Average ARTI growth rate γ within 4 ns at different laser wavelengths for Ib = 2 × 1014 W/cm2 and 4 × 1014 W/cm2.
    Variation of average ARTI growth rate γ within 4 ns with laser wavelength for kp = 2π/25.6 and 2π/51.2 μm−1.
    Density contours and perturbation region length h of plasma after 4 ns of laser action at λ = 351 nm for (a) kp = 2π/25.6 μm−1 and (b) kp = 2π/51.2 μm−1.
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    Zhantao Lu, Xinglong Xie, Xiao Liang, Meizhi Sun, Ping Zhu, Xuejie Zhang, Linjun Li, Hao Xue, Guoli Zhang, Rashid Ul Haq, Dongjun Zhang, Jianqiang Zhu. Effect of laser wavelength on growth of ablative Rayleigh–Taylor instability in inertial confinement fusion[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(2): 027403

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    Paper Information

    Received: Aug. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 30, 2025

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    DOI:10.1063/5.0235138

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