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 Laboratory (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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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- 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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@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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