Laser-fusion targets for reactors
Abstract
A laser target comprising a thermonuclear fuel capsule composed of a centrally located quantity of fuel surrounded by at least one or more layers or shells of material for forming an atmosphere around the capsule by a low energy laser prepulse. The fuel may be formed as a solid core or hollow shell, and, under certain applications, a pusher-layer or shell is located intermediate the fuel and the atmosphere forming material. The fuel is ignited by symmetrical implosion via energy produced by a laser, or other energy sources such as an electron beam machine or ion beam machine, whereby thermonuclear burn of the fuel capsule creates energy for applications such as generation of electricity via a laser fusion reactor.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866342
- Patent Number(s):
- 4687618
- 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser-fusion; targets; reactors; laser; target; comprising; thermonuclear; fuel; capsule; composed; centrally; located; quantity; surrounded; layers; shells; material; forming; atmosphere; energy; prepulse; formed; solid; core; hollow; shell; applications; pusher-layer; intermediate; ignited; symmetrical; implosion; via; produced; sources; electron; beam; machine; whereby; burn; creates; generation; electricity; fusion; reactor; centrally located; fusion targets; energy sources; nuclear fuel; electron beam; energy source; fusion reactor; laser fusion; energy produced; energy laser; fusion target; forming material; thermonuclear fuel; hollow shell; laser target; fuel surrounded; target comprising; symmetrical implosion; laser-fusion targets; /376/
Citation Formats
Nuckolls, John H, and Thiessen, Albert R. Laser-fusion targets for reactors. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Nuckolls, John H, & Thiessen, Albert R. Laser-fusion targets for reactors. United States.
Nuckolls, John H, and Thiessen, Albert R. Thu .
"Laser-fusion targets for reactors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866342.
@article{osti_866342,
title = {Laser-fusion targets for reactors},
author = {Nuckolls, John H and Thiessen, Albert R},
abstractNote = {A laser target comprising a thermonuclear fuel capsule composed of a centrally located quantity of fuel surrounded by at least one or more layers or shells of material for forming an atmosphere around the capsule by a low energy laser prepulse. The fuel may be formed as a solid core or hollow shell, and, under certain applications, a pusher-layer or shell is located intermediate the fuel and the atmosphere forming material. The fuel is ignited by symmetrical implosion via energy produced by a laser, or other energy sources such as an electron beam machine or ion beam machine, whereby thermonuclear burn of the fuel capsule creates energy for applications such as generation of electricity via a laser fusion reactor.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}
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