RISE Thrust 1 establishes a robust 3-D hydrodynamic design framework and delivers Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) target designs for Polar Direct-Drive (PDD) laser drivers.
Leveraging published data from over 400+ laser direct-drive data sets from experiments on the OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) lasers, Thrust 1 performs detailed simulations and benchmarks multiple modeling choices. This work is critical to validate Los Alamos National Laboratory’s xRage hydrodynamic code.
The validated framework is used to scale target performance to future IFE laser drivers in the 10 MJ energy regime, providing a foundation for high-yield fusion energy systems.
Benchmarking Design Capabilities
The code’s design capabilities have been successfully benchmarked against LLE’s LILAC AC code and experimental data from DD laser experiments from Omega.
Simulation of Implosion of a Direct Drive Design Target
Polar direct drive target
