Cryogenic laser fusion targets by point-contact conduction cooling

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6670004

Henderson, T M; Musinski, D L; Jacobs, R B; Simms, R J

The apparatus and technique to condense layers of liquid deuterium-tritium on the inner surfaces of small spherical glass shells are described. The method consists in condensing the fuel by conducting heat from the shell to a cryostat through an intermediate copper fiber that serves also as a support for the shell. This procedure allows laser fusion and other inertial confinement experiments to be conducted with liquid fuel targets while the targets are exposed to a room-temperature environment. The resulting cryogenic fuel configurations have been irradiated with the KMSF Nd:glass laser and have produced more than 10/sup 7/ thermonuclear neutrons.

• Research Organization: KMS Fusion, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
• OSTI ID: 6670004
• Journal Information: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: AIChE Symp. Ser.; (United States) Vol. 75:191; ISSN ACSSC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
COOLING
CRYOGENICS
DEUTERIUM
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LASER FUSION REACTORS
LASER TARGETS
LAYERS
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SHELLS
STABLE ISOTOPES
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES