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Heavy ion fusion experiments at LBNL and LLNL

Conference ·
OSTI ID:4587
The long-range goal of the US Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF) program is to develop heavy ion accelerators capable of igniting inertial fusion targets to generate fusion energy for electrical power production. Accelerators for heavy ion fusion consist of several subsystems: ion sources, injectors, matching sections, combiners, induction acceleration sections with electric and magnetic focusing, beam compression and bending sections, and a final-focus system to focus the beams onto the target. We are currently assembling or performing experiments to address the physics of all these subsystems. This paper will discuss some of these experiments.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
4587
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-131792; AT5015033; ON: DE00004587
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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