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Title: Chamber-transport simulation results for heavy-ion fusion drivers

Abstract

The heavy-ion fusion (HIF) community recently developed a power-plant design that meets the various requirements of accelerators, final focus, chamber transport, and targets. The point design is intended to minimize physics risk and is certainly not optimal for the cost of electricity. Recent chamber-transport simulations, however, indicate that changes in the beam ion species, the convergence angle, and the emittance might allow more-economical designs.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
15015907
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JRNL-207403
TRN: US0501875
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Nuclear Fusion
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 44; Journal Issue: 12; Other Information: Publication date November 24, 2004; PDF-FILE: 9 ; SIZE: 1.6 MBYTES; PBD: 19 Oct 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 42 ENGINEERING; ACCELERATORS; CONVERGENCE; DESIGN; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; SIMULATION; TARGETS; TRANSPORT

Citation Formats

Sharp, W M, Callahan, D A, Tabak, M, Yu, S S, Peterson, P F, Rose, D V, and Welch, D R. Chamber-transport simulation results for heavy-ion fusion drivers. United States: N. p., 2004. Web. doi:10.1088/0029-5515/44/12/S13.
Sharp, W M, Callahan, D A, Tabak, M, Yu, S S, Peterson, P F, Rose, D V, & Welch, D R. Chamber-transport simulation results for heavy-ion fusion drivers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/44/12/S13
Sharp, W M, Callahan, D A, Tabak, M, Yu, S S, Peterson, P F, Rose, D V, and Welch, D R. 2004. "Chamber-transport simulation results for heavy-ion fusion drivers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/44/12/S13. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15015907.
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title = {Chamber-transport simulation results for heavy-ion fusion drivers},
author = {Sharp, W M and Callahan, D A and Tabak, M and Yu, S S and Peterson, P F and Rose, D V and Welch, D R},
abstractNote = {The heavy-ion fusion (HIF) community recently developed a power-plant design that meets the various requirements of accelerators, final focus, chamber transport, and targets. The point design is intended to minimize physics risk and is certainly not optimal for the cost of electricity. Recent chamber-transport simulations, however, indicate that changes in the beam ion species, the convergence angle, and the emittance might allow more-economical designs.},
doi = {10.1088/0029-5515/44/12/S13},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15015907}, journal = {Nuclear Fusion},
number = 12,
volume = 44,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2004},
month = {Tue Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2004}
}

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