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Conceptual design of a 10 MJ driver for a high gain Target Development Facility

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OSTI ID:5839403
Commercial application of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) will require inexpensive, high gain (>80) fusion targets. It is thought that the development of such targets will require a 5 to 10 year research effort utilizing a dedicated nuclear research facility with a driver capable of providing a 10 MJ, 300 to 1000 TW pulse of on-target energy. The ''Target Development Facility'' (TDF) is a light ion driven concept for such a facility. A TDF driver based upon extrapolations from present-day pulsed power technology is described in the present paper. 18 refs.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5839403
Report Number(s):
SAND-87-1291C; CONF-871007-13; ON: DE88001651
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English