Induction linacs for heavy ion fusion
Abstract
Inertial fusion target physics imposes important constraints on the design of linacs for heavy-ion fusion. The most challenging constraint from a scientific standpoint is the requirement that the accelerator deliver more than 10{sup 14} W of beam power to a small quantity (less than 100 mg) of matter. The most challenging constraint from an engineering standpoint is accelerator cost. This paper explains the target physics requirements and shows how they lead to constraints on the usual accelerator parameters such as kinetic energy, current, and emittance. It will be shown that improvements in the final focusing system would have a beneficial effect on both scientific feasibility and cost. The paper also discusses experiments that are presently underway in the United States, specifically, experiments on high-current injectors, recirculating induction accelerators, transverse beam combining, and a proposed accelerator called ILSE. Hardware development for ILSE is now in progress.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10192487
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-36067; HIFAN-671; CONF-9408125-38
ON: DE95002357; TRN: 94:022847
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 17. international LINAC conference,Tsukuba (Japan),21-26 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; SPECIFICATIONS; ION BEAM FUSION REACTORS; PARTICLE BEAM FUSION ACCELERATOR; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; HEAVY IONS; ION BEAM TARGETS; COST; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; BEAM CURRENTS; BEAM EMITTANCE; 700411; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT DEVICES
Citation Formats
Bangerter, R O, and Faltens, A. Induction linacs for heavy ion fusion. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Bangerter, R O, & Faltens, A. Induction linacs for heavy ion fusion. United States.
Bangerter, R O, and Faltens, A. 1994.
"Induction linacs for heavy ion fusion". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10192487.
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title = {Induction linacs for heavy ion fusion},
author = {Bangerter, R O and Faltens, A},
abstractNote = {Inertial fusion target physics imposes important constraints on the design of linacs for heavy-ion fusion. The most challenging constraint from a scientific standpoint is the requirement that the accelerator deliver more than 10{sup 14} W of beam power to a small quantity (less than 100 mg) of matter. The most challenging constraint from an engineering standpoint is accelerator cost. This paper explains the target physics requirements and shows how they lead to constraints on the usual accelerator parameters such as kinetic energy, current, and emittance. It will be shown that improvements in the final focusing system would have a beneficial effect on both scientific feasibility and cost. The paper also discusses experiments that are presently underway in the United States, specifically, experiments on high-current injectors, recirculating induction accelerators, transverse beam combining, and a proposed accelerator called ILSE. Hardware development for ILSE is now in progress.},
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year = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
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