Open AccessHigh-Energy-Density Physics at the National Ignition Facility
Author(s) -
O. A. Hurricane,
Mark Herrmann
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annual review of nuclear and particle science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.63
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1545-4134
pISSN - 0163-8998
DOI - 10.1146/annurev-nucl-101916-123227
Subject(s) - physics , national ignition facility , nuclear physics , ignition system , physics beyond the standard model , inertial confinement fusion , plasma , thermodynamics
At modern laser facilities, energy densities ranging from 1 Mbar to many hundreds of gigabars can regularly be achieved. These high-energy states of matter last for mere moments, measured in nanoseconds to tens of picoseconds, but during those times numerous high-precision instruments can be employed, revealing remarkable compressed matter physics, radiation–hydrodynamics physics, laser–matter interaction physics, and nuclear physics processes. We review the current progress of high-energy-density physics at the National Ignition Facility and describe the underlying physical principles.