Development of the rf linear accelerator test bed for heavy ion fusion
Conference
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· Proc. Symp. Eng. Probl. Fusion Res.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6420143
The amount of absorbed energy required by high gain deuterium-tritium targets for inertial confinement fusion reactors is now projected to be greater than 1 megajoule. At these energy levels, the concept of small, dispersed power plants is no longer viable. This leads to the use of large power centers which exploit every means of maximizing output power versus capital cost. It has become apparent that a heavy ion fusion driver is the preferred choice in this scenario. To demonstrate this accelerator-based option, the national program has established two test beds: one at Argonne for the rf linac/storage ring approach, and one at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory developing and induction linac. The Argonne Beam Development Facility (BDF) would consist of a 40 mA RF linac for Xe+/sup 8/ , a storage ring, and a 10 GeV synchrotron. One of the most important aspects of the BDF program is the control of beam quality throughout linac acceleration, stripping to higher charge states, funneling of multiple beams, and frequency transitions. The design and status of the BDF is described as well as future program options to demonstrate as many solutions as possible of the issues involved in this approach.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne Natl Lab, IL, USA
- OSTI ID:
- 6420143
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-811040-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Proc. Symp. Eng. Probl. Fusion Res.; (United States)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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