CCP Flagship: A radiation-hydrodynamics code for the UK laser-plasma community
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Publications
Arran C
(2023)
Measurement of Magnetic Cavitation Driven by Heat Flow in a Plasma
in Physical Review Letters
Brodrick J
(2017)
Testing nonlocal models of electron thermal conduction for magnetic and inertial confinement fusion applications
in Physics of Plasmas
Brodrick J
(2023)
An alternative justification for the stationary assumption made by many reduced models for nonlocal electron heat flow in plasmas
in Physics of Plasmas
Brodrick J
(2018)
Incorporating kinetic effects on Nernst advection in inertial fusion simulations
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Hill D
(2021)
Vlasov-Fokker-Planck simulations of pre-magnetized ablating planar targets
in Physics of Plasmas
Ridgers CP
(2021)
The inadequacy of a magnetohydrodynamic approach to the Biermann battery.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Sherlock M
(2017)
A comparison of non-local electron transport models for laser-plasmas relevant to inertial confinement fusion
in Physics of Plasmas
| Description | We have determined the best non-local thermal transport model to use in a radiation hydrodynamics code. We have determined how to include a full description of magnetic field evolution in a radiation hydrodynamics code. |
| Exploitation Route | Non-local transport modules are prevalent in radiation hydrodynamics codes used to simulate laser-plasma interactions and inertial confinement fusion. We have suggested simple ways to improve their accuracy which can easily be implemented in these codes. The new magnetohydrodynamics modules in the code can be used to simulate new experiments with potential impacts ranging from inertial fusion energy (using magnetic fields to enhance fusion yields) to laboratory astrophysics (designing experiments to simulate magnetized shocks) |
| Sectors | Energy |
| Description | EUROFusion Inertial Fusion Energy Keep In Touch 2017 |
| Amount | € 378,499 (EUR) |
| Organisation | EUROfusion |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | LLNL Academic Partnerships in ICF |
| Amount | $472,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Non-local transport LLNL |
| Organisation | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Benchmarking numerical model for non-local heat transport in the multiphysics code HYDRA used to simulate experiments on the National Ignition Facility (a major unknown in hohlraum energetics) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Use of HYDRA. Access to large computing resources at LLNL |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2013 |