Heavy ion induction linacs for fusion
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
In 1976 Denis Keefe proposed the heavy ion induction linac as a driver for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) power plants. Subsequent research has established that heavy ion fusion (HIF) is potentially an attractive energy source and has identified the issues that must be resolved to make HIF a reality. The principal accelerator issues are achieving adequately low transverse and longitudinal emittance and acceptable cost. Results from the single and multiple beam experiments at LBL on transverse emittance are encouraging. A predicted high-current longitudinal instability that can affect longitudinal emittance is currently being studied. This paper presents an overview of economics and ICF target requirements and their relationship to accelerator design. It also presents a summary of the status of heavy ion induction linac research. It concludes with a discussion of research plans, including plans for the proposed Induction Linac Systems Experiments (ILSE). 9 refs., 4 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48; AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 5862408
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-105058; CONF-9009123-72; ON: DE91011922
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1990 Linear accelerator conference, Albuquerque, NM (USA), 9-14 Sep 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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