Experimental progress of inertial confinement fusion based at the ShenGuang-III laser facility in China

Shenguang-III (SG-III) laser facility was developed by laser fusion research center (LFRC) for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) study in China. Over 80 diagnostics have been installed at SG-III laser facility, including the optical diagnostics, the x-ray imaging diagnostics, the x-ray spectrum diagnostics, the fusion product diagnostics, the general diagnostics assistant systems, and the central control and data acquisition systems. Various ICF experiments have been performed at SG-III laser facility. The first is about the laser-target coupling process, including the investigations of hohlraum radiation flux and the laser energy coupling efficiency. The second is about the ablation and implosion physics, including the shell asymmetry and the implosion trace. The third is about for the stagnation and nuclear physics, like the hot spot dynamics.