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Title: Learning from each other: Cross-cutting diagnostic development activities between magnetic and inertial confinement fusion (invited)

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0218498 · OSTI ID:2448524
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  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  3. Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
  5. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  6. University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy)
  7. University of Rochester, NY (United States)
  8. Uppsala University (Sweden)
  9. Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Milan (Italy)
  10. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  11. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
  12. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Devens, MA (United States)

Inertial Confinement Fusion and Magnetic Confinement Fusion (ICF and MCF) follow different paths toward goals that are largely common. In this paper, the claim is made that progress can be accelerated by learning from each other across the two fields. Examples of successful cross-community knowledge transfer are presented that highlight the gains from working together, specifically in the areas of high-resolution x-ray imaging spectroscopy and neutron spectrometry. Opportunities for near- and mid-term collaboration are identified, including in chemical vapor deposition diamond detector technology, using gamma rays to monitor fusion gain, handling neutron-induced backgrounds, developing radiation hard technology, and collecting fundamental supporting data needed for diagnostic analysis. Fusion research is rapidly moving into the igniting and burning regimes, posing new opportunities and challenges for ICF and MCF diagnostics. This includes new physics to probe, such as alpha heating; increasingly harsher environmental conditions; and (in the slightly longer term) the need for new plant monitoring diagnostics. Substantial overlap is expected in all of these emerging areas, where joint development across the two subfields as well as between public and private researchers can be expected to speed up advancement for all.

Research Organization:
University of Rochester, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0003868; NA0004144
OSTI ID:
2448524
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 95; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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