Magneto-inertial fusion with laser compression of a magnetized spherical target

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X11090108· OSTI ID:22047468

Kostyukov, I. Yu., E-mail: [e-mail] ^[1]; Ryzhkov, S. V., E-mail: [e-mail] ^[2]

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1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Applied Physics (Russian Federation)
2. Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russian Federation)

The paper is devoted to the principles of magneto-inertial fusion and laser-plasma methods of generation of a Megagauss field during spherical implosion of a magnetized target. A model based on a magnetic confinement system, namely, a cusp configuration with inertial compression of the target by a laser driver, is developed. The dynamics of plasma in a cusp compressed under the effect of laser beams is precalculated. Analytical and numerical estimates of the particle number and magnetic field intensity during magneto-inertial plasma compression are obtained. The problems of irradiation of a spherically closed volume by a high-energy laser pulse are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 22047468
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 37, Issue 13; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2011 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
COMPRESSION
ICF DEVICES
IMPLOSIONS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
INERTIAL FUSION DRIVERS
LASER TARGETS
LASERS
MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PHOTON BEAMS
PLASMA
PULSED IRRADIATION
SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION