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Title: Compact Torus plasma ring accelerator: a new type driver for inertial confinement fusion

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OSTI ID:6891850

We discuss the acceleration of magnetically-confined plasma rings to provide a driver for ICF. The acceleration of plasma rings is predicted to be efficient and following focusing, to generate ion-bombardment power in the range 10/sup 15/ to 10/sup 16/ W/cm/sup 2/ at a total deposition energy of multimegajoules. The simplicity of plasma ring accelerator suggests that a 5 MJ (on target) driver would cost in the range 1 to 5 $/joule. First experimental tests of the accelerator are described.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6891850
Report Number(s):
UCRL-93786; CONF-860601-10; ON: DE86016081
Resource Relation:
Conference: 4. international conference on emerging nuclear energy systems, Madrid, Spain, 30 Jun 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English