Development of KrF lasers for inertial confinement fusion

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6214782

Sullivan, J A; Harris, D B

Recent reviews of the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program have resulted in recommendations that promise to focus the research effort on the examination of the feasibility of pellet ignition at 1 MJ of energy on target. If successful, the next major step in the program has been defined to be the construction of an Ignition Facility. Los Alamos National Laboratory has developed a plan to reach single-pulse multimegajoule ICF facilities using the electron-beam-pumped KrF laser. The Los Alamos plan, its relation to the development of ICF for energy production, and the major features and design issues associated with ICF drivers will be covered in this presentation. 3 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6214782
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-7; CONF-901263--2; ON: DE91007349
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
CONFINEMENT
COST
DESIGN
EXCIMER LASERS
GAS LASERS
ICF DEVICES
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
KRYPTON FLUORIDE LASERS
LASER FUSION REACTORS
LASERS
PELLET INJECTION
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS