High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 34, Issue 12, 122003(2022)
Optimized simulation of D3He proton source for exploding pusher target
To establish a monochromatic high-energy proton photography platform on high power laser device with hundreds of kilojoules, D3He gas-filled spherical SiO2 glass pellets, irradiated by an absorbed laser intensity of 1015 W/cm2 have been considered and the exploding pusher target simulation has been conducted with Helios-CR to design an optimum target, which couples to the incident laser light more effectively to produce the optimum number of protons. By varying the inner radius of the target, the laser intensity and the thickness of the spherical shell, the optimal laser conditions and target parameters for photography under the condition of our laser device are obtained. The simulation results give a suitable experimental parameter of 300 μm target ball radius, 1.8 MPa filled D3He gas and 3.5 μm SiO2 spherical shell thickness. In addition, we also considered the influence of laser driving symmetry and kinetic effect on the simulation results. Taking the optimal parameters obtained by simulation as the input, it is expected that 109–1010 proton yield can be obtained experimentally. The law of proton yield variation obtained through simulation provides a reference for the formal establishment of the proton photography platform and the selection of experimental parameters.
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Qiuyue Xu, Jiaxin Zhou, Lianqiang Shan, Chao Tian, Zuhua Yang, Tiankui Zhang, Weiwu Wang, Jian Teng, Zhigang Deng, Zongqiang Yuan, Feng Zhang, Wei Qi, Dongxiao Liu, Quanping Fan, Lai Wei, Weimin Zhou, Yuqiu Gu. Optimized simulation of D3He proton source for exploding pusher target[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(12): 122003
Category: Inertial Confinement Fusion Physics and Technology
Received: Jun. 17, 2022
Accepted: Oct. 11, 2022
Published Online: Nov. 10, 2022
The Author Email: Shan Lianqiang (slqiang@caep.ac.cn)