Inertial confinement fusion target insertion concepts for the national ignition facility

G. J. Laughon; K. R. Schultz

doi:10.13182/fst96-a11962985

Inertial confinement fusion target insertion concepts for the national ignition facility

G. J. Laughon, K. R. Schultz

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The National Ignition Facility (NIF) will be used to demonstrate fusion ignition in a laboratory environment in order to support development of inertial fusion as a potential fusion energy source for civilian use. However, target insertion must first be addressed before inertial fusion can become a practical energy source. Since target insertion systems currently utilized are not suitable for multiple shots in quick succession, insertion concepts involving free-falling and artificially accelerated targets are developed and evaluated against a set of predetermined guidelines. It is shown that a system involving a fast retraction positioner would be suitable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-474
Number of pages	4
Journal	Unknown Journal
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13182/fst96-a11962985
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1996 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy. Part 2 (of 2) - Reno, NV, USA Duration: Jun 16 1996 → Jun 20 1996

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