The low-mode shell asymmetry and high-mode hot spot mixing appear to be the main reasons for the performance degradation of the National Ignition Facility(NIF)implosion experiments.The effects of the mode coupling bet...The low-mode shell asymmetry and high-mode hot spot mixing appear to be the main reasons for the performance degradation of the National Ignition Facility(NIF)implosion experiments.The effects of the mode coupling between low-mode P2 radiation flux asymmetry and intermediate-mode L=24 capsule roughness on the implosion performance of ignition capsule are investigated by two-dimensional radiation hydrodynamic simulations.It is shown that the amplitudes of new modes generated by the mode coupling are in good agreement with the second-order mode coupling equation during the acceleration phase.The later flow field not only shows large areal density P2 asymmetry in the main fuel,but also generates large-amplitude spikes and bubbles.In the deceleration phase,the increasing mode coupling generates more new modes,and the perturbation spectrum on the hot spot boundary is mainly from the strong mode interactions rather than the initial perturbation conditions.The combination of the low-mode and high-mode perturbations breaks up the capsule shell,resulting in a significant reduction of the hot spot temperature and implosion performance.展开更多
The output displacement of the traditional symmetrical microgripper is large,but its micro-components or parts are easily damaged due to the uneven force exerted on the left and right jaws of the gripper.The output fo...The output displacement of the traditional symmetrical microgripper is large,but its micro-components or parts are easily damaged due to the uneven force exerted on the left and right jaws of the gripper.The output force of the traditional asymmetric microgripper is stable.However,its output displacement is small,typically half the output displacement of the symmetric microgripper.To solve these problems,in this study,we designed a large-displacement asymmetric microgripper.First,we calculated the relationship between the theoretical input and output variables based on their geometric relationship.Then,we analyzed the performance of the microgripper using finite element software.Lastly,we used a piezoelectric actuator as the input driver of the microgripper.The errors associated with the theoretical and simulated output displacements were 7.05%and 9.24%,respectively.At 150 V of driving voltage,the maximum output displacement was 224μm,and the actual magnificationwas 11.2 times.Microparts can be gripped in parallel and stably,which confirms the validity of the design.展开更多
X-ray drive asymmetry is one of the main seeds of low-mode implosion asymmetry that blocks further improvement of the nuclear per-formance of“high-foot”experiments on the National Ignition Facility[Miller et al.,Nuc...X-ray drive asymmetry is one of the main seeds of low-mode implosion asymmetry that blocks further improvement of the nuclear per-formance of“high-foot”experiments on the National Ignition Facility[Miller et al.,Nucl.Fusion 44,S228(2004)].More particularly,the P2 asymmetry of Au's M-band flux can also severely influence the implosion performance of ignition capsules[Li et al.,Phys.Plasmas 23,072705(2016)].Here we study the smoothing effect of mid-and/or high-Z dopants in ablator on Au's M-band flux asymmetries,by modeling and comparing the implosion processes of a Ge-doped ignition capsule and a Si-doped one driven by X-ray sources with P2 M-band flux asymmetry.As the results,(1)mid-or high-Z dopants absorb hard X-rays(M-band flux)and re-emit isotropically,which helps to smooth the asymmetric M-band flux arriving at the ablation front,therefore reducing the P2 asymmetries of the imploding shell and hot spot;(2)the smoothing effect of Ge-dopant is more remarkable than Si-dopant because its opacity in Au's M-band is higher than the latter's;and(3)placing the doped layer at a larger radius in ablator is more efficient.Applying this effect may not be a main measure to reduce the low-mode implosion asymmetry,but might be of significance in some critical situations such as inertial confinement fusion(ICF)experiments very near the performance cliffs of asymmetric X-ray drives.展开更多
The re-emitted images of the frame camera indicated that the high-Z （Bi） capsule deviated about 29 μm from the center of the hohlraum in experiments at the Shenguang-II （SG-II） laser facility; however, investigat...The re-emitted images of the frame camera indicated that the high-Z （Bi） capsule deviated about 29 μm from the center of the hohlraum in experiments at the Shenguang-II （SG-II） laser facility; however, investigations on this issue have seldom been performed. The influence of three dimensional offsets of a capsule on its radiation asymmetry in inertial confinement fusion （ICF） will be analyzed in this paper. Simulations demonstrate that the axial offset of 100 μm of a capsule from the center of the hohlraum brings an additional 3.5% radiation drive asymmetry and 6.5% P1 asymmetry （Legendre odd model） on the capsule in the SG-II laser facility, and the offset must be within 25 μm if the P1 asymmetry is restricted to below 2%.展开更多
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11575034,11275031,11401033,and 91330205.
文摘The low-mode shell asymmetry and high-mode hot spot mixing appear to be the main reasons for the performance degradation of the National Ignition Facility(NIF)implosion experiments.The effects of the mode coupling between low-mode P2 radiation flux asymmetry and intermediate-mode L=24 capsule roughness on the implosion performance of ignition capsule are investigated by two-dimensional radiation hydrodynamic simulations.It is shown that the amplitudes of new modes generated by the mode coupling are in good agreement with the second-order mode coupling equation during the acceleration phase.The later flow field not only shows large areal density P2 asymmetry in the main fuel,but also generates large-amplitude spikes and bubbles.In the deceleration phase,the increasing mode coupling generates more new modes,and the perturbation spectrum on the hot spot boundary is mainly from the strong mode interactions rather than the initial perturbation conditions.The combination of the low-mode and high-mode perturbations breaks up the capsule shell,resulting in a significant reduction of the hot spot temperature and implosion performance.
基金Liaoning Provincial Education Department (L2017LQN024)
文摘The output displacement of the traditional symmetrical microgripper is large,but its micro-components or parts are easily damaged due to the uneven force exerted on the left and right jaws of the gripper.The output force of the traditional asymmetric microgripper is stable.However,its output displacement is small,typically half the output displacement of the symmetric microgripper.To solve these problems,in this study,we designed a large-displacement asymmetric microgripper.First,we calculated the relationship between the theoretical input and output variables based on their geometric relationship.Then,we analyzed the performance of the microgripper using finite element software.Lastly,we used a piezoelectric actuator as the input driver of the microgripper.The errors associated with the theoretical and simulated output displacements were 7.05%and 9.24%,respectively.At 150 V of driving voltage,the maximum output displacement was 224μm,and the actual magnificationwas 11.2 times.Microparts can be gripped in parallel and stably,which confirms the validity of the design.
基金This work is partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11575034,11275031,11475033the Fundamental Research Program of CAEP(Contract No.2013A0102002).
文摘X-ray drive asymmetry is one of the main seeds of low-mode implosion asymmetry that blocks further improvement of the nuclear per-formance of“high-foot”experiments on the National Ignition Facility[Miller et al.,Nucl.Fusion 44,S228(2004)].More particularly,the P2 asymmetry of Au's M-band flux can also severely influence the implosion performance of ignition capsules[Li et al.,Phys.Plasmas 23,072705(2016)].Here we study the smoothing effect of mid-and/or high-Z dopants in ablator on Au's M-band flux asymmetries,by modeling and comparing the implosion processes of a Ge-doped ignition capsule and a Si-doped one driven by X-ray sources with P2 M-band flux asymmetry.As the results,(1)mid-or high-Z dopants absorb hard X-rays(M-band flux)and re-emit isotropically,which helps to smooth the asymmetric M-band flux arriving at the ablation front,therefore reducing the P2 asymmetries of the imploding shell and hot spot;(2)the smoothing effect of Ge-dopant is more remarkable than Si-dopant because its opacity in Au's M-band is higher than the latter's;and(3)placing the doped layer at a larger radius in ablator is more efficient.Applying this effect may not be a main measure to reduce the low-mode implosion asymmetry,but might be of significance in some critical situations such as inertial confinement fusion(ICF)experiments very near the performance cliffs of asymmetric X-ray drives.
基金supported by Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory of China(Nos.9140C680104140C68287,9140C680104130C68241)in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11475154,51375185,U1430124,11435011,11305160)
文摘The re-emitted images of the frame camera indicated that the high-Z （Bi） capsule deviated about 29 μm from the center of the hohlraum in experiments at the Shenguang-II （SG-II） laser facility; however, investigations on this issue have seldom been performed. The influence of three dimensional offsets of a capsule on its radiation asymmetry in inertial confinement fusion （ICF） will be analyzed in this paper. Simulations demonstrate that the axial offset of 100 μm of a capsule from the center of the hohlraum brings an additional 3.5% radiation drive asymmetry and 6.5% P1 asymmetry （Legendre odd model） on the capsule in the SG-II laser facility, and the offset must be within 25 μm if the P1 asymmetry is restricted to below 2%.
