Possible application of electromagnetic guns to impact fusion
The rail gun has the potential of developing into an impact fusion macroparticle accelerator, and it is the most promising electrical accelerating system since its efficiency can be high, its length relatively short, and there is a considerable body of experimental work. The next step in rail gun development would be to increase the velocity by a factor of three or four using three to five gram pellets. The final goal of rail gun research and development would then be to increase the velocity by another factor of five to six to obtain impact fusion parameters.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6769383
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-80-3137; CONF-801138-4; TRN: 80-019728
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 18; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: Electromagnetic guns and launchers conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 4 Nov 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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