Published 1995 | Version v1
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FEL system with the linear induction accelerator as the laser fusion reactor driver

  • 1. Automatic Systems Corporation, Samara (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)

Description

A FEL based energy driver for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is proposed. Construction of such a driver becomes to be possible due to application of a novel FEL amplifier scheme - multi-channel, multi-stage FEL amplifier with diaphragm focusing line. Driving beam for the FEL amplifier is generated by the linear induction accelerator. Laser system operates at the radiation wavelength of 0.5 μm with the total energy of laser flash of 1.5 MJ, pulse duration of 4 ns and repetition rate of 40 pulses per second. Total efficiency (i.e. conversion efficiency of net electrical power to the radiation power) of the proposed system is equal to 12%. The brightness of the output radiation is 1022 W/cm2 sr. The scale and the cost of the FEL based energy driver are close to those of the heavy ion fusion driver. 8 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
JINR-E--18-95-292

INIS

Country of Publication
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)
Country of Input or Organization
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)
INIS RN
27009716
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
EFFICIENCY; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; ICF DEVICES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; AMPLIFIERS; EQUIPMENT; LASERS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

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Notes
Submitted to Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment.