Glass laser system, Gekko XII upgrade for ICF ignition
- Osaka Univ. (Japan)
Recent progresses have shown the possibility of the ignition at the inertial confinement fusion experiment in the direct drive scheme. The imploded core of burning temperature, 5-10 keV, and the imploded core of 600 times liquid fuel density have been realized separately at Osaka University by using less than 10 kJ energy with 3% energy balance. While the high temperature core could only generate the neutrons up to a level of one tenth to a hundredth predicted by the one dimensional calculation at a compression ratio over ten. The required energy and its uniformity on the spherical pellet are trade-off for given the resultant of the implosion. The key issue in the inertial fusion energy development is now the realization of the ignition which is one of milestones to the energy production by the ICF. In this report, the basic design of the Gekko XII upgrade system named {open_quotes}Kongoh{close_quotes} at Osaka University is discussed with system components being developed now to improve the uniformity, controllability, and the energy delivering in the existing building of Gekko XII.
- OSTI ID:
- 41484
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940630-; ISSN 0748-1896; TRN: 95:002923-0071
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Technology, Vol. 26, Issue 3; Conference: 11. topical meeting on the technology of fusion energy, New Orleans, LA (United States), 19-24 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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