F. Philippe

TL;DR: In this article, a CH-foam ablator filled with cryogenic deuterium-tritium is used for direct-drive target design in the context of the French Laser-Mfusion research program, and the hydrodynamic stability of the implosion is investigated at the ablation front and the hot-spot surface.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present recent progress in the direct-drive fusion studies for LMJ and show that non-uniformity can be minimized by repointing the beams.

TL;DR: A good agreement has been observed even if a more detailed study of the laser-plasma interaction for the spike is necessary in order to confirm that this scheme is a possible alternative for inertial confinement fusion.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of foam heterogeneity leads to increased shock velocity and reduced compressibility, and evidence of this effect is obtained using two-dimensional adaptive mesh refinement Eulerian numerical simulations.

TL;DR: The current status of the French Laser MegaJoule (LMJ) programme, from the laser facility construction to the indirectly driven central ignition target design, is presented, as well as validating experimental campaigns conducted, as part of this programme, on various laser facilities.