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Free Electron Laser as Energy Driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion

Abstract

A FEL based energy driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) is proposed. The key element of the scheme is free electron laser system. Novel technical solutions reveal a possibility to construct the FEL system operating at radiation wavelength {lambda} = 0.5 {mu}m and providing flash energy E = 1 MJ and brightness 4 x 10{sup 22} W cm{sup -2} sr{sup -1} within steering pulse duration 0.1-2 ns. Total energy efficiency of the proposed ICF energy driver is about of 11% and repetition rate is 40 Hz. Dimensions of such an ICF driver are comparable with those of heavy-ion ICF driver, while the problem of technical realization seems to be more realistic. It is shown that the FEL based ICF energy driver may be constructed at the present level of accelerator technique R and D. 27 refs., 10 figs., 3 tabs.
Authors:
Saldin, E L; Shnejdmiller, E A; Ul`yanov, Yu N; [1]  Sarantsev, V P; Yurkov, M V [2] 
  1. Automatic Systems Corporation, Samara (Russian Federation)
  2. Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1994
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
JINR-E-9-94-237
Reference Number:
SCA: 700411; PA: AIX-26:013693; EDB-95:033353; SN: 95001325575
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Submitted to Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment.; PBD: 1994
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; ICF DEVICES; CRYOSTATS; EFFICIENCY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOCUSING; HZ RANGE; LASER RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; RF SYSTEMS; SPECIFICATIONS; WAVELENGTHS; WIGGLER MAGNETS; 700411; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT DEVICES
OSTI ID:
10112907
Research Organizations:
Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)
Country of Origin:
JINR
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE95614252; TRN: XJ9406570013693
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
42 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Saldin, E L, Shnejdmiller, E A, Ul`yanov, Yu N, Sarantsev, V P, and Yurkov, M V. Free Electron Laser as Energy Driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion. JINR: N. p., 1994. Web.
Saldin, E L, Shnejdmiller, E A, Ul`yanov, Yu N, Sarantsev, V P, & Yurkov, M V. Free Electron Laser as Energy Driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion. JINR.
Saldin, E L, Shnejdmiller, E A, Ul`yanov, Yu N, Sarantsev, V P, and Yurkov, M V. 1994. "Free Electron Laser as Energy Driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion." JINR.
@misc{etde_10112907,
title = {Free Electron Laser as Energy Driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion}
author = {Saldin, E L, Shnejdmiller, E A, Ul`yanov, Yu N, Sarantsev, V P, and Yurkov, M V}
abstractNote = {A FEL based energy driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) is proposed. The key element of the scheme is free electron laser system. Novel technical solutions reveal a possibility to construct the FEL system operating at radiation wavelength {lambda} = 0.5 {mu}m and providing flash energy E = 1 MJ and brightness 4 x 10{sup 22} W cm{sup -2} sr{sup -1} within steering pulse duration 0.1-2 ns. Total energy efficiency of the proposed ICF energy driver is about of 11% and repetition rate is 40 Hz. Dimensions of such an ICF driver are comparable with those of heavy-ion ICF driver, while the problem of technical realization seems to be more realistic. It is shown that the FEL based ICF energy driver may be constructed at the present level of accelerator technique R and D. 27 refs., 10 figs., 3 tabs.}
place = {JINR}
year = {1994}
month = {Dec}
}