Fabrication of ICF reactor targets based on symmetrization of solid fuel
Conference
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OSTI ID:7030048
Tritium self-heats at a rate of 0.97 W/mole because of its ..beta.. activity. This energy drives preferential sublimation of solid T/sub 2/ or DT from regions where a layer is thicker and warmer to regions where the layer is thinner and colder. A frozen tritium layer inside an isothermal container approaches isotropy exponentially with a time constant as short as 14.4 minutes. Targets Isotropized by Radioactively Induced Sublimation (IRIS) and sized for an ICF reactor demonstrate high gain and offer real fabrication advantages. 9 refs., 2 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 7030048
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-88-3273; CONF-881056-1; ON: DE89000306
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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