Published April 15, 1997
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Journal article
Directions of ICF research in the United States
Creators
- 1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
Description
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research in the United States is in a dramatic upswing. Technical progress continues at a rapid pace and with the start of the construction of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) this year the total U.S. budget for ICF for fiscal year 1997 stands at $380 million. The NIF is being built as an essential component of the U.S. Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program which has been formulated to assure the continued safety, reliability, and performance of the downsized nuclear weapons stockpile in the absence of nuclear tests. This paper will discuss some of the directions that the ICF research is now taking. (AIP)
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.53540;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 406
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 48-55
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 13. international conference on laser interactions and related plasma phenomena
- Dates
- 13-18 Apr 1997
- Place
- Monterey, CA (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40044238
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ICF DEVICES; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; USA
- Descriptors DEC
- CONFINEMENT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; NORTH AMERICA; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 1997 American Institute of Physics.