Laser fusion research with GEKKO XII and PW laser system at Osaka
Description
Full text: Fast heating of the compressed core plasma up to 500eV has been successfully demonstrated by injecting a 400J/0.6ps PW laser into a compressed CD shell through a hollow gold cone. According to this result, we started the FIREX (Fast Ignition Realization Experiment) project toward demonstrating the ignition of the highly compressed DT fuel by the high energy PW laser heating. A new heating laser LFEX (Laser for Fast Ignition Experiment) is under construction. In this paper the progresses in the experimental studies on scientific issues related to fast ignition and the integrated code development toward the FIREX will be reported. Research results on implosion hydrodynamics, Rayleigh-Taylor instability growth and a new stabilization mechanism are also reported. (author)
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- 20. IAEA fusion energy conference. Book of abstracts
- Imprint Pagination
- 184 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5
- Report number
- IAEA-CN--116
Conference
- Title
- 20. IAEA fusion energy conference
- Dates
- 1-6 Nov 2004
- Place
- Vilamoura (Portugal)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36003035
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CWIP; D-T OPERATION; GEKKO FACILITY; GOLD; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER IMPLOSIONS; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; LASER-RADIATION HEATING; LASERS; PLASMA; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY; STABILIZATION
- Descriptors DEC
- CONSTRUCTION; ELEMENTS; FLUID MECHANICS; HEATING; IMPLOSIONS; INSTABILITY; MECHANICS; METALS; PLASMA; PLASMA HEATING; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- OV/3--2