Improved algorithm of ray tracing in ICF cryogenic targets

Rui Zhang; Yongying Yang; Tong Ling; Jiabin Jiang

doi:10.1117/12.2245324

31 October 2016 Improved algorithm of ray tracing in ICF cryogenic targets

Rui Zhang, Yongying Yang, Tong Ling, Jiabin Jiang

Proceedings Volume 10021, Optical Design and Testing VII; 1002111 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245324
Event: SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 2016, Beijing, China

Abstract

The high precision ray tracing inside inertial confinement fusion (ICF) cryogenic targets plays an important role in the reconstruction of the three-dimensional density distribution by algebraic reconstruction technique (ART) algorithm. The traditional Runge-Kutta methods, which is restricted by the precision of the grid division and the step size of ray tracing, cannot make an accurate calculation in the case of refractive index saltation. In this paper, we propose an improved algorithm of ray tracing based on the Runge-Kutta methods and Snell's law of refraction to achieve high tracing precision. On the boundary of refractive index, we apply Snell's law of refraction and contact point search algorithm to ensure accuracy of the simulation. Inside the cryogenic target, the combination of the Runge-Kutta methods and self-adaptive step algorithm are employed for computation. The original refractive index data, which is used to mesh the target, can be obtained by experimental measurement or priori refractive index distribution function. A finite differential method is performed to calculate the refractive index gradient of mesh nodes, and the distance weighted average interpolation methods is utilized to obtain refractive index and gradient of each point in space. In the simulation, we take ideal ICF target, Luneberg lens and Graded index rod as simulation model to calculate the spot diagram and wavefront map. Compared the simulation results to Zemax, it manifests that the improved algorithm of ray tracing based on the fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods and Snell's law of refraction exhibits high accuracy. The relative error of the spot diagram is 0.2%, and the peak-to-valley (PV) error and the root-mean-square (RMS) error of the wavefront map is less than λ/35 and λ/100, correspondingly.

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Rui Zhang, Yongying Yang, Tong Ling, and Jiabin Jiang "Improved algorithm of ray tracing in ICF cryogenic targets", Proc. SPIE 10021, Optical Design and Testing VII, 1002111 (31 October 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245324

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Detection and tracking algorithms

Ray tracing

Cryogenics

Zemax

Refractive index

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Reconstruction algorithms

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