• Matter and Radiation at Extremes
  • Vol. 7, Issue 6, 065902 (2022)
A. Tentori*, A. Colaïtis, and D. Batani
Author Affiliations
  • Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, CELIA, UMR 5107, Université Bordeaux CEA-CNRS, F-33405 Talence, France
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    DOI: 10.1063/5.0103631 Cite this Article
    A. Tentori, A. Colaïtis, D. Batani. 3D Monte-Carlo model to study the transport of hot electrons in the context of inertial confinement fusion. Part I[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(6): 065902 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We describe the development of a 3D Monte-Carlo model to study hot-electron transport in ionized or partially ionized targets, considering regimes typical of inertial confinement fusion. Electron collisions are modeled using a mixed simulation algorithm that considers both soft and hard scattering phenomena. Soft collisions are modeled according to multiple-scattering theories, i.e., considering the global effects of the scattering centers on the primary particle. Hard collisions are simulated by considering a two-body interaction between an electron and a plasma particle. Appropriate differential cross sections are adopted to correctly model scattering in ionized or partially ionized targets. In particular, an analytical form of the differential cross section that describes a collision between an electron and the nucleus of a partially ionized atom in a plasma is proposed. The loss of energy is treated according to the continuous slowing down approximation in a plasma stopping power theory. Validation against Geant4 is presented. The code will be implemented as a module in 3D hydrodynamic codes, providing a basis for the development of robust shock ignition schemes and allowing more precise interpretations of current experiments in planar or spherical geometries.
    dσdΩ*ee=r0γβ222γ+14sin4θ*3sin2θ*+(γ1)24γ21+4sin2θ*.

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    dσdΩee=4r0γβ22cosθ1sin4θ+(γ+1)24cos4θ+[(γ21)/γ]2[(γ1)sin2θ+2]2(2γ1)(γ+1)2γ2sin2θcos2θ,

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    dσdΩ=e44p2v2Z2[sin2(θ/2)+B]2.

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    B=14p2R2.

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    R=0.885Z1/3a0,

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    a0=mecα=5.29×109cm,α=1137.

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    V(r)=e2r(Zber/R+Z*er/D),

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    ri=43πni1/3,

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    V(r)Ze2r,r0,V(r)e2r(Zber/R+Z*),0<r<R,V(r)Z*e2rer/D,RrD,V(r)0,r.

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    dσdΩ=e44p2v2Z*2[sin2(θ/2)+F]2+Zb2[sin2(θ/2)+B]2+2ZbZ*[sin2(θ/2)+F][sin2(θ/2)+B].

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    F=14p2max{λD,ri}2.

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    dσdΩ=4e4p2v2Zb2(θ2+θb2)2+Z*2(θ2+θf2)2+2ZbZ*(θ2+θb2)(θ2+θf2),

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    dσdΩ=e4p2v2Z24sin4θ.

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    Z137β1.

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    dσdΩ=Zr0γβ2214sin4(θ/2)1β2sin2θ2Λ2sin2(θ/2)1+Λ2sin2(θ/2)2.

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    Λ2sin2(θ/2)1+Λ2sin2(θ/2)2,where Λ=2pmax{λD,ri}.

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    FGS(θ,Δs)=12πλ1(s)ΔsexpΔs8λ1(s)expλ1(s)2Δsθ2,

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    λ1(s)1=2πNθminθsdσ(θ)dΩ(1cosθ)sinθdθ,

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    1λ=i1λi.

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    p(h)(θh)=cndσ(θ)dΩsinθH(θθs),

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    dEdSee=2πr02mc2neβ22lnΛ+ln14+1+18γ1γ22γ1γ2ln2,

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    lnΛ=lnmax{λD,ri}λee*,

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    λee*=2p*=mc2(γ1).

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    lnΛ=lnmax{λD,ri}max{λee*,b0}.

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    I=aZexp1.294(Z*/Z)0.720.18Z*/Z1Z*/Z.

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    dEdSei=2πr02mc2Zbniβ2lnEI2γ+12+1γ2+18γ1γ22γ1γ2ln2,

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    dEdSej=jNdEdSeij,

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    dEdSep=2πr02mc2neβ2ln1.123βcωpmax{λD,ri}2.

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    (dE/dS)b(dE/dS)cTZ700,

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    Δs=λ(h)lnξ,

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    λ(h)=max{λ,Csλ1},

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    λ1=2πNθminθmaxdσ(θ)dΩsinθdθ,

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    Δs3=λ3(h)lnξl1λ1(h)λ3(h)l2λ2(h)λ3(h),

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    Δs1=λ1(h)lnξ.

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    Δs=i=0i1li+Δsi,

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    A. Tentori, A. Colaïtis, D. Batani. 3D Monte-Carlo model to study the transport of hot electrons in the context of inertial confinement fusion. Part I[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(6): 065902
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