Application of inertial confinement fusion to weapon technology

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6412035· OSTI ID:6412035

Toepfer, A. J.; Posey, L. D.

This report reviews aspects of the military applications of the inertial confinement fusion (ICF) program at Sandia Laboratories. These applications exist in the areas of: (1) weapon physics research, and (2) weapon effects simulation. In the area of weapon physics research, ICF source technology can be used to study: (1) equations-of-state at high energy densities, (2) implosion dynamics, and (3) laboratory simulation of exoatmospheric burst phenomena. In the area of weapon effects simulation, ICF technology and facilities have direct near, intermediate, and far term applications. In the near term, short pulse x-ray simulation capabilities exist for electronic component effects testing. In the intermediate term, capabilities can be developed for high energy neutron exposures and bremsstrahlung x-ray exposures of components. In the far term, system level exposures of full reentry vehicles will be possible if sufficiently high pellet gains are achieved.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 6412035
• Report Number(s): SAND-77-0913
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
BARYONS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
CONFINEMENT
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF STATE
FERMIONS
HADRONS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
RADIATIONS
REVIEWS
SIMULATION
SPECTRA
TESTING
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
USES
WEAPONS
X-RAY SPECTRA