Apparatus for producing cryogenic inertially driven fusion targets
Abstract
A new technique for producing uniform layers of solid DT on microballoon surfaces. Local heating of the target, typically by means of a focused laser, within an isothermal freezing cell containing a low pressure cryogenic exchange gas such as helium, vaporizes the DT fuel contained within the microballoon. Removal of the laser heating source causes the DT gas to rapidly condense and freeze in a layer which exhibits a good degree of uniformity.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863885
- Patent Number(s):
- 4266506
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; producing; cryogenic; inertially; driven; fusion; targets; technique; uniform; layers; solid; dt; microballoon; surfaces; local; heating; target; typically; means; focused; laser; isothermal; freezing; cell; containing; pressure; exchange; gas; helium; vaporizes; fuel; contained; removal; source; causes; rapidly; condense; freeze; layer; exhibits; degree; uniformity; focused laser; fusion targets; cell containing; uniform layer; fusion target; uniform layers; producing uniform; laser heating; dt fuel; driven fusion; heating source; freezing cell; local heating; producing cryogenic; microballoon surfaces; isothermal freezing; cryogenic inertially; solid dt; inertially driven; form layers; cell contain; /118/376/427/
Citation Formats
Miller, John R. Apparatus for producing cryogenic inertially driven fusion targets. United States: N. p., 1981.
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"Apparatus for producing cryogenic inertially driven fusion targets". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863885.
@article{osti_863885,
title = {Apparatus for producing cryogenic inertially driven fusion targets},
author = {Miller, John R},
abstractNote = {A new technique for producing uniform layers of solid DT on microballoon surfaces. Local heating of the target, typically by means of a focused laser, within an isothermal freezing cell containing a low pressure cryogenic exchange gas such as helium, vaporizes the DT fuel contained within the microballoon. Removal of the laser heating source causes the DT gas to rapidly condense and freeze in a layer which exhibits a good degree of uniformity.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {1}
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