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Thermonuclear performance variability near ignition at the National Ignition Facility

L. Divol, A. Pak, B. Bachmann, K. L. Baker, S. Baxamusa, J. Biener, R. Bionta, T. Braun, D. T. Casey, C. Choate, D. S. Clark, E. Dewald, T. Döppner, D. N. Fittinghoff, K. D. Hahn, T. J. Hilsabeck, M. Hohenberger, J. P. Holder, O. A. Hurricane, N. Izumi, S. Kerr, S. F. Khan, B. Kozioziemski, A. L. Kritcher, B. J. MacGowan, A. G. MacPhee, M. M. Marinak, E. V. Marley, A. Moore, A. Nikroo, R. C. Nora, J. E. Ralph, M. S. Rubery, N. Ruof, D. J. Schlossberg, C. Schroeder, S. M. Sepke, S. J. Shin, P. T. Springer, S. Stoupin, R. Tommasini, C. Trosseille, P. Volegov, C. Weber, C. V. Young, A. J. Mackinnon, J. D. Moody, V. A. Smalyuk, O. L. Landen, M. Stadermann, R. P. J. Town, L. Aghaian, N. Alfonso, A. Allen, K. Clark, J. Crippen, M. Havre, H. Huang, J. F. Hund, C. Kong, P. N. Lapa, M. Mauldin, S. Pajoom, M. Ratledge, K. Sequoia, W. Vakki, T. Fehrenbach, C. Wild, A. B. Zylstra, N. W. Birge, M. S. Freeman, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, H. Geppert-Kleinrath, Y. Kim, K. Lamb, K. D. Meaney, C. H. Wilde
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 31, 102703 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0222265
Published: October 2024
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The crucial role of diagnostics in achieving ignition on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

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J. D. Kilkenny, A. Pak, O. L. Landen, A. S. Moore, N. B. Meezan, S. W. Haan, W. W. Hsing, S. H. Batha, D. K. Bradley, M. Gatu-Johnson, A. J. Mackinnon, S. P. Regan, V. A. Smalyuk
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 31, 080501 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0211684
Published: August 2024
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Design and analysis of dudded fuel experiments at the National Ignition Facility

A. R. Christopherson, D. Schlossberg, S. MacLaren, C. Weber, A. Zylstra, O. A. Hurricane, A. Kritcher, D. Hinkel, B. K. Spears, A. Pak, R. Nora, B. Kustowski, K. Baker, J. Milovich, D. Munro, D. Clark, S. Sepke, C. Shroeder, S. Bhandarkar, J. Sater, D. T. Casey, A. Moore, E. Hartouni, O. L. Landen
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 31, 072709 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0212668
Published: July 2024
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Design of first experiment to achieve fusion target gain > 1

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A. L. Kritcher, D. J. Schlossberg, C. R. Weber, C. V. Young, O. A. Hurricane, E. Dewald, A. B. Zylstra, A. Allen, B. Bachmann, K. L. Baker, S. Baxamusa, T. Braun, G. Brunton, D. A. Callahan, D. T. Casey, T. Chapman, C. Choate, D. S. Clark, J.-M. G. Di Nicola, L. Divol, M. J. Edwards, S. Haan, T. Fehrenbach, S. Hayes, D. E. Hinkel, M. Hohenberger, K. Humbird, N. Izumi, O. Jones, E. Kur, B. Kustowski, C. Kong, O. L. Landen, D. Larson, X. Lepro-Chavez, J. D. Lindl, B. J. MacGowan, S. Maclaren, M. Marinak, P. Michel, M. Millot, A. Nikroo, R. Nora, A. Pak, P. K. Patel, J. E. Ralph, M. Ratledge, M. S. Rubery, N. W. Ruof, S. M. Sepke, M. Stadermann, D. J. Strozzi, T. I. Suratwala, R. Tommasini, R. Town, B. Woodworth, B. Van Wonterghem, C. Wild
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 31, 070502 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0210904
Published: July 2024
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What next: Further implosion space exploration on the path to NIF extended yield capability

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O. L. Landen, R. C. Nora, J. D. Lindl, A. L. Kritcher, S. W. Haan, M. D. Rosen, A. Pak, L. Divol, K. L. Baker, P. A. Amendt, D. D.-M. Ho, J. L. Milovich, J. E. Ralph, D. S. Clark, K. D. Humbird, M. Hohenberger, C. R. Weber, R. Tommasini, D. T. Casey, C. V. Young, D. J. Schlossberg, S. A. Maclaren, E. L. Dewald, P. F. Schmit, T. Chapman, D. E. Hinkel, J. D. Moody, V. A. Smalyuk, O. A. Hurricane, R. P. J. Town
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 31, 062712 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0209027
Published: June 2024
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Measurement of mix at the fuel–ablator interface in indirectly driven capsule implosions on the National Ignition Facility

G. N. Hall, C. R. Weber, V. A. Smalyuk, O. L. Landen, C. Trosseille, A. Pak, E. Hartouni, E. Marley, T. Ebert, D. K. Bradley, W. Hsing, R. Tommasini, N. Izumi, S. Le Pape, L. Divol, C. M. Krauland, N. Thompson, E. R. Casco, M. J. Ayers, S. R. Nagel, A. C. Carpenter, E. R. Hurd, M. S. Dayton, K. Engelhorn, J. P. Holder
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 31, 022702 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0171617
Published: February 2024
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Measuring and simulating ice–ablator mix in inertial confinement fusion

B. Bachmann, S. A. MacLaren, L. Masse, S. Bhandarkar, T. Briggs, D. Casey, L. Divol, T. Döppner, D. Fittinghoff, M. Freeman, S. Haan, G. N. Hall, B. Hammel, E. Hartouni, N. Izumi, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, S. Khan, B. Kozioziemski, C. Krauland, O. Landen, D. Mariscal, E. Marley, K. Meaney, G. Mellos, A. Moore, A. Pak, P. Patel, M. Ratledge, N. Rice, M. Rubery, J. Salmonson, J. Sater, D. Schlossberg, M. Schneider, V. A. Smalyuk, C. Trosseille, P. Volegov, C. Weber, G. J. Williams, A. Wray
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 30, 052704 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0146974
Published: May 2023
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Enhanced electron acceleration by high-intensity lasers in extended (confined) preplasma in cone targets

D. R. Rusby, G. E. Cochran, A. Aghedo, F. Albert, C. D. Armstrong, A. Haid, A. J. Kemp, S. M. Kerr, P. M. King, N. Lemos, M. J.-E. Manuel, T. Ma, A. G. MacPhee, I. Pagano, A. Pak, G. G. Scott, C. W. Siders, R. A. Simpson, M. Sinclair, S. C. Wilks, G. J. Williams, A. J. Mackinnon
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 30, 023103 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0127580
Published: February 2023
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Yield degradation mechanisms for two-shock capsules evaluated through simulations

P. A. Bradley, B. M. Haines, G. A. Kyrala, S. A. MacLaren, J. D. Salmonson, J. E. Pino, K. K. Mackay, R. R. Peterson, A. Yi, L. Yin, R. E. Olson, N. Krasheninnikova, S. H. Batha, J. L. Kline, J. P. Sauppe, S. M. Finnegan, A. Pak, T. Ma, T. R. Dittrich, E. L. Dewald, S. F. Khan, D. Sayre, R. Tommasini, J. E. Ralph, J. E. Field, L. Masse, R. E. Tipton, A. J. Mackinnon, L. R. Benedetti, S. R. Nagel, D. K. Bradley, P. M. Celliers, L. Berzak Hopkins, N. Izumi, P. Kervin, C. Yeamans, R. Hatarik, E. P. Hartouni, D. P. Turnbull, K. C. Chen, D. E. Hoover
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 29, 102702 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098496
Published: October 2022
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Specular reflections (“glint”) of the inner beams in a gas-filled cylindrical hohlraum

N. Lemos, W. A. Farmer, N. Izumi, H. Chen, E. Kur, A. Pak, B. B. Pollock, J. D. Moody, J. S. Ross, D. E. Hinkel, O. S. Jones, T. Chapman, N. B. Meezan, P. A. Michel, O. L. Landen
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 29, 092704 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0099937
Published: September 2022
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Achieving record hot spot energies with large HDC implosions on NIF in HYBRID-E

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A. L. Kritcher, A. B. Zylstra, D. A. Callahan, O. A. Hurricane, C. Weber, J. Ralph, D. T. Casey, A. Pak, K. Baker, B. Bachmann, S. Bhandarkar, J. Biener, R. Bionta, T. Braun, M. Bruhn, C. Choate, D. Clark, J. M. Di Nicola, L. Divol, T. Doeppner, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, S. Haan, J. Heebner, V. Hernandez, D. Hinkel, M. Hohenberger, H. Huang, C. Kong, S. Le Pape, D. Mariscal, E. Marley, L. Masse, K. D. Meaney, M. Millot, A. Moore, K. Newman, A. Nikroo, P. Patel, L. Pelz, N. Rice, H. Robey, J. S. Ross, M. Rubery, J. Salmonson, D. Schlossberg, S. Sepke, K. Sequoia, M. Stadermann, D. Strozzi, R. Tommasini, P. Volegov, C. Wild, S. Yang, C. Young, M. J. Edwards, O. Landen, R. Town, M. Herrmann
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 28, 072706 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0047841
Published: July 2021
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Experimental investigation of influence of localized inhomogeneity of mean flow on the structure of fluctuations in the wake behind a bluff body

V. Zinovyev, V. Lebiga, D. Mironov, A. Pak
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 2351, 040009 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0052183
Published: May 2021
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Scaling of laser-driven electron and proton acceleration as a function of laser pulse duration, energy, and intensity in the multi-picosecond regime

R. A. Simpson, G. G. Scott, D. Mariscal, D. Rusby, P. M. King, E. Grace, A. Aghedo, I. Pagano, M. Sinclair, C. Armstrong, M. J.-E. Manuel, A. Haid, K. Flippo, L. Winslow, M. Gatu-Johnson, J. A. Frenje, D. Neely, S. Kerr, G. J. Williams, S. Andrews, R. Cauble, K. Charron, R. Costa, B. Fischer, S. Maricle, B. Stuart, F. Albert, N. Lemos, A. Mackinnon, A. MacPhee, A. Pak, T. Ma
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 28, 013108 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0023612
Published: January 2021
View article titled, Scaling of laser-driven electron and proton acceleration as a function of laser pulse duration, energy, and intensity in the multi-picosecond regime
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Erratum: “First demonstration of ARC-accelerated proton beams at the National Ignition Facility” [Physics of Plasmas 26 , 043110 (2019)]

D. Mariscal, T. Ma, S. C. Wilks, A. J. Kemp, G. J. Williams, P. Michel, H. Chen, P. K. Patel, B. A. Remington, M. Bowers, L. Pelz, M. R. Hermann, W. Hsing, D. Martinez, R. Sigurdsson, M. Prantil, A. Conder, J. Lawson, M. Hamamoto, P. Di Nicola, C. Widmayer, D. Hoemoelle, R. Lowe-Webb, S. Herriot, W. Williams, D. Alessi, D. Kalantar, R. Zacharias, C. Haefner, N. Thompson, T. Zobrist, D. Lord, N. Hash, A. Pak, N. Lemos, M. Tabak, C. McGuffey, J. Kim, F. N. Beg, M. S. Wei, P. Norreys, A. Morace, N. Iwata, Y. Sentoku, D. Neely, G. G. Scott, K. Flippo, M. Gatu-Johnson, B. Lahmann
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 27, 129901 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0025652
Published: December 2020
View article titled, Erratum: “First demonstration of ARC-accelerated proton beams at the National Ignition Facility” [Physics of Plasmas 26 , 043110 (2019)]
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Fill tube dynamics in inertial confinement fusion implosions with high density carbon ablators

K. L. Baker, C. A. Thomas, T. R. Dittrich, O. Landen, G. Kyrala, D. T. Casey, C. R. Weber, J. Milovich, D. T. Woods, M. Schneider, S. F. Khan, B. K. Spears, A. Zylstra, C. Kong, J. Crippen, N. Alfonso, C. B. Yeamans, J. D. Moody, A. S. Moore, N. B. Meezan, A. Pak, D. N. Fittinghoff, P. L. Volegov, O. Hurricane, D. Callahan, P. Patel, P. Amendt
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 27, 112706 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0011385
Published: November 2020
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Integrated performance of large HDC-capsule implosions on the National Ignition Facility

M. Hohenberger, D. T. Casey, A. L. Kritcher, A. Pak, A. B. Zylstra, C. A. Thomas, K. L. Baker, S. Le Pape, B. Bachmann, R. L. Berger, J. Biener, D. S. Clark, L. Divol, T. Döppner, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, D. Hinkel, H. Huang, C. Kong, O. L. Landen, J. Milovich, A. Nikroo, N. Rice, H. Robey, M. Schoff, J. Sevier, K. Sequoia, M. Stadermann, D. Strozzi, P. L. Volegov, C. Weber, C. Wild, B. Woodworth, D. A. Callahan, O. A. Hurricane
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 27, 112704 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0019083
Published: November 2020
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Measurements of enhanced performance in an indirect drive inertial confinement fusion experiment when reducing the contact area of the capsule support

J. E. Ralph, T. Döppner, D. E. Hinkel, O. Hurricane, O. Landen, V. Smalyuk, C. R. Weber, J. Bigelow, B. Bachmann, D. T. Casey, D. Clark, S. Diaz, S. Felker, B. A. Hammel, S. F. Khan, A. Nikroo, A. Pak, P. K. Patel, D. A. Callahan, J. Sater, P. Springer, M. Stadermann, C. Walters, M. Havre, P. L. Volegov
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 27, 102708 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0017931
Published: October 2020
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Laser-driven collisionless shock acceleration of ions from near-critical plasmas

S. Tochitsky, A. Pak, F. Fiuza, D. Haberberger, N. Lemos, A. Link, D. H. Froula, C. Joshi
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 27, 083102 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5144446
Published: August 2020
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Symmetric fielding of the largest diamond capsule implosions on the NIF

A. L. Kritcher, D. T. Casey, C. A. Thomas, A. B. Zylstra, M. Hohenberger, K. Baker, S. Le Pape, B. Bachmann, S. Bhandarkar, J. Biener, T. Braun, D. Clark, L. Divol, T. Döppner, D. Hinkel, C. Kong, D. Mariscal, M. Millot, J. Milovich, A. Nikroo, A. Pak, N. Rice, H. Robey, M. Stadermann, J. Sevier, D. Strozzi, C. Weber, C. Wild, B. Woodworth, J. Edwards, D. A. Callahan, O. A. Hurricane
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 27, 052710 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0004221
Published: May 2020
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Hotspot conditions achieved in inertial confinement fusion experiments on the National Ignition Facility

P. K. Patel, P. T. Springer, C. R. Weber, L. C. Jarrott, O. A. Hurricane, B. Bachmann, K. L. Baker, L. F. Berzak Hopkins, D. A. Callahan, D. T. Casey, C. J. Cerjan, D. S. Clark, E. L. Dewald, L. Divol, T. Döppner, J. E. Field, D. Fittinghoff, J. Gaffney, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, G. P. Grim, E. P. Hartouni, R. Hatarik, D. E. Hinkel, M. Hohenberger, K. Humbird, N. Izumi, O. S. Jones, S. F. Khan, A. L. Kritcher, M. Kruse, O. L. Landen, S. Le Pape, T. Ma, S. A. MacLaren, A. G. MacPhee, L. P. Masse, N. B. Meezan, J. L. Milovich, R. Nora, A. Pak, J. L. Peterson, J. Ralph, H. F. Robey, J. D. Salmonson, V. A. Smalyuk, B. K. Spears, C. A. Thomas, P. L. Volegov, A. Zylstra, M. J. Edwards
Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 27, 050901 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0003298
Published: May 2020
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