Published October 2007
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Journal article
Overview of inertial fusion research in the United States
Creators
- Sangster, T.C.1
- McCrory, R.L.1
- Goncharov, V.N.1
- Harding, D.R.1
- Loucks, S.J.1
- McKenty, P.W.1
- Meyerhofer, D.D.1
- Skupsky, S.1
- Yaakobi, B.1
- MacGowan, B.J.2
- Atherton, L.J.2
- Hammel, B.A.2
- Lindl, J.D.2
- Moses, E.I.2
- Porter, J.L.3
- Cuneo, M.E.3
- Matzen, M.K.3
- Barnes, C.W.4
- Fernandez, J.C.4
- Wilson, D.C.4
- Kilkenny, J.D.5
- Bernat, T.P.5
- Nikroo, A.5
- Logan, B.G.6
- Yu, S.6
- Petrasso, R.D.7
- Sethian, J.D.8
- Obenschain, S.8
- 1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14623 (United States)
- 2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550 (United States)
- 3. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185 (United States)
- 4. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
- 5. General Atomics, San Diego, CA 92186 (United States)
- 6. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)
- 7. Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 (United States)
- 8. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)
Description
The inertial confinement fusion (ICF) programme, the high-average-power lasers (HAPL) programme, and the heavy ion fusion (HIF) programme are making long-term investments to establish the scientific and technical basis for an economically and environmentally attractive fusion power source. In the near term, the National Ignition Campaign is expected to establish the scientific and technical basis for ignition and gain on the National Ignition Facility. The results of these experiments and the implications for target design will be incorporated into the long-term efforts to develop a viable power-plant concept including target production, chamber dynamics and driver
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0029-5515/47/10/S17;
- PII
- S0029-5515(07)41467-3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Fusion
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. S686-S695
- ISSN
- 0029-5515
- CODEN
- NUFUAU
Conference
- Title
- 21. IAEA fusion energy conference
- Acronym
- FEC 2006
- Dates
- 16-21 Oct 2006
- Place
- Chengdu (China)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39030648
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DESIGN; ECONOMICS; HEAVY IONS; ICF DEVICES; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; INERTIAL FUSION DRIVERS; INVESTMENT; LASERS; THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; USA
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; CONFINEMENT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; IONS; NORTH AMERICA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES