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Title: 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:
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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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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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