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Title: Ensemble simulations of inertial confinement fusion implosions

Journal Article · · Statistical Analysis and Data Mining
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/sam.11344· OSTI ID:1346130

The achievement of inertial confinement fusion ignition on the National Ignition Facility relies on the collection and interpretation of a limited (and expensive) set of experimental data. These data are therefore supplemented with state-of-the-art multi-dimensional radiation-hydrodynamic simulations to provide a better understanding of implosion dynamics and behavior. We present a relatively large number (~4000) of systematically perturbed 2D simulations to probe our understanding of low-mode fuel and ablator asymmetries seeded by asymmetric illumination. We find that Gaussian process surrogate models are able to predict both the total neutron yield and the degradation in performance due to asymmetries. Furthermore, the surrogates are then applied to simulations containing new sources of degradation to quantify the impact of the new source.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1346130
Report Number(s):
LLNL-PROC-694784
Journal Information:
Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, Vol. 10, Issue 4; Conference: Conference on Data Analysis, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 2-4 Mar 2016; ISSN 1932-1864
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 19 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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