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Numerical Simulation of Radiation-driven Targets for Light-ion Inertial Confinement Fusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

R.E. Olson  and
J.J. Macfarlane
R.E. Olson
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
J.J. Macfarlane
Affiliation:
Fusion Technology Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Abstract

Light ion beam inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a concept in which intense beams of low atomic number ions would be used to drive ICF targets to ignition and gain. Here, results from numerical simulations are presented describing the operation of an indirect-drive light-ion ICF target designed for a commercial power plant application. The simulations indicate that the ICF target, consisting of an X-ray-driven capsule embedded in a spherical foam-filled hohlraum, will produce a fusion energy output of over 500 MJ when driven with lithium ion beams containing a total input energy of 8 MJ.

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Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 461 - 470
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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