Implosion characteristics of deuterium–tritium pellets surrounded by high density shells

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Abstract
The effect of high density shells on deuterium–tritium pellets imploded by laser energy deposition or other means is investigated. Attention is centered on the inner parts of the pellet where hydrodynamics is the dominant mechanism. The implosions can then be characterized by a pressure boundary condition. Numerical solutions of the implosions are carried out over a wide range of parameters both for solid pellets and pellets with a central void.