| OSTI Document ID | 91882 |
|---|---|
| Local PDF | osti/91882.pdf |
| Title | NIF system-design requirements for nuclear-weapons physics experiments |
| Creator/Author | Perry, T.S.[ed.][Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)]; Wilde, B.H.[ed.][Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)] |
| Publication Date | 1995 Apr 01 |
| DOE Contract No. | W-7405-ENG-48 |
| Resource/ Doc Type |
Technical Report |
| Resource Relation | PBD: Apr 1995 |
| Research Organization |
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States) |
| Sponsoring Organization |
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE ; LASERS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; SIMULATION; X-RAY LASERS |
| Description/ Abstract |
One of the objectives of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) is to provide an aboveground experimental capability for conducting weapons-physics experiments, for maintaining nuclear competence. To achieve the high-energy-density regimes needed for a science-based stockpile stewardship program, NIF must produce conditions similar to those in nuclear weapon explosions. This imposes fundamental facility design requirements on NIF. This document summarizes those requirements for opacity, radiation-flow, equation-of-state, non-LTE and x-ray laser, hydrodynamic, and capsule-implosion experiments. |
| Country of Publication |
United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | 21 p. ; PL: |
| Availability | OSTI as DE95016187 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 91882 ; DE95016187 |
| System Entry Date | 2001 May 03 |