Summary of progress in inertial confinement fusion

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6684578

Younger, S M

Progress in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) has been very rapid over the past two years. Significant advances have been made in the production of smooth laser beams, the focusing of light ions beams, and the development of heavy ion accelerators. The availability of advanced target diagnostics on several major drivers has resulted in an extensive database of target performance over a wide range of conditions. Theoretical models of ICF targets are approaching the predictive level with two and even three dimensional calculations becoming routine. Within the next several years information should be available to allow confident extrapolation to ignition on the next generation driver.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6684578
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-93-297; CONF-9210315--1; ON: DE93007350
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700411* -- Inertial Confinement Devices-- (1992-)
ACCELERATORS
CONFINEMENT
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
EXCIMER LASERS
FABRICATION
GAS LASERS
HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS
ICF DEVICES
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
INSTABILITY
KRYPTON FLUORIDE LASERS
LASER TARGETS
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
LASERS
PLASMA
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR IGNITION