Megajoule-class single-pulse KrF laser test facility as a logical step toward inertial fusion commercialization

Conference · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6008963

Harris, D B; Pendergrass, J M

The cost and efficiency of megajoule-class KrF laser single pulse test facilities have been examined. A baseline design is described which illuminates targets with 5 MJ with shaped 10-ns pulses. The system uses 24 main amplifiers and operates with an optics operating fluence of 4.0 J/cm/sup 2/. This system has 9.0% efficiency and costs $200/joule. Tradeoff studies indicate that large amplifier modules and high fluences lead to the lowest laser system costs, but that only a 20% cost savings can be realized by going to amplifier modules larger than 200 kJ and/or fluences greater than 4 J/cm/sup 2/. The role of the megajoule-class single-pulse test facility towards inertial fusion commercialization will also be discussed.

• Research Organization: University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
• OSTI ID: 6008963
• Report Number(s): CONF-850310-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 8:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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AMPLIFIERS
COMMERCIALIZATION
CONFINEMENT
COST
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EQUIPMENT
EXCIMER LASERS
GAS LASERS
IMPLOSIONS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
KRYPTON FLUORIDE LASERS
LASER FUSION REACTORS
LASER IMPLOSIONS
LASER TARGETS
LASERS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
POWER DENSITY
PULSE AMPLIFIERS
PULSED FUSION REACTORS
TARGETS
TEST FACILITIES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS