US Heavy Ion Beam Research for Energy Density Physics Applicationsand Fusion
Key scientific results from recent experiments, modeling tools, and heavy ion accelerator research are summarized that explore ways to investigate the properties of high energy density matter in heavy-ion-driven targets, in particular, strongly-coupled plasmas at 0.01 to 0.1 times solid density for studies of warm dense matter, which is a frontier area in high energy density physics. Pursuit of these near-term objectives has resulted in many innovations that will ultimately benefit heavy ion inertial fusion energy. These include: neutralized ion beam compression and focusing, which hold the promise of greatly improving the stage between the accelerator and the target chamber in a fusion power plant; and the Pulse Line Ion Accelerator (PLIA), which may lead to compact, low-cost modular linac drivers.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Fusion EnergySciences, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Princeton PlasmaPhysics Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 861981
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-58865; HIFAN 1509; R&D Project: Z41003; BnR: AT5015031; TRN: US0604694
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4th International Conference on Inertial FusionSciences and Applications, Biarritz, France,09/4-9/2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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