First polar direct-drive exploding-pusher target experiments on the ShenGuang laser facility
Yu Bo1, 2, †, Yang Jiamin1, Huang Tianxuan1, Wang Peng1, Shang Wanli1, Qiao Xiumei3, Deng Xuewei1, Zhang Zhanwen1, Song Zifeng1, Tang Qi1, Peng Xiaoshi1, Chen Jiabin1, Li Yulong1, Jiang Wei1, Pu Yudong1, Yan Ji1, Chen Zhongjing1, Dong Yunsong1, Zheng Wudi3, Wang Feng1, Jiang Shaoen1, Ding Yongkun2, 3, Zheng Jian2, 4
Measured neutron yield as a function of (a) the diameter and (b) the gas pressure of the target. One shot was imploded with cosγ assumption, the other shots were imploded with cos2γ assumption.