The science and technologies for fusion energy with lasers and direct-drive targets

J. D. Sethian; D. G. Colombant; J. L. Giuliani; R. H. Lehmberg; M. C. Myers; S. P. Obenschain; A. J. Schmitt; J. Weaver; M. F. Wolford; F. Hegeler; M. Friedman; A. E. Robson; A. Bayramian; J. Caird; C. Ebbers; J. Latkowski; W. Hogan; W. R.Meier; L. L. J.Perkins; K. Schaffers; S. AbdelKahlik; K. Schoonover; D. Sadowski; K. Boehm; L. Carlson; J. Pulsifer; F. Najmabadi; A. R. Raffray; M. S. Tillack; G. Kulcinski; J. P. Blanchard; T. Heltemes; A. Ibrahim; E. Marriott; G. Moses; R. Radell; M. Sawan; J. Santarius; G. Sviatoslavsky; S. S. Zenobia; N. M. Ghoniem; S. Sharafat; J. El-Awady; Q. Hu; C. Duty; K. Leonard; G. Romanoski; L. L. Snead; S. J. Zinkle; C. Gentile; W. Parsells; C. C. Prinksi; T. Kozub; T. Dodson; D. V. Rose; T. Renk; C. Olson; N. Alexander; A. Bozek; G. Flint; D. T. Goodin; J. Hund; R. Paguio; R. W. Petzoldt; D. G. Schroen; J. Sheliak; T. Bernat; D. Bittner; J. Karnes; N. Petta; J. Streit; D. Geller; J. K. Hoffer; M. W. McGeoch; S. C. Glidden; H. Sanders; D. Weidenheimer; D. Morton; I. D. Smith; M. Bobecia; D. Harding; T. Lehecka; S. B. Gilliam; S. M. Gidcumb; D. Forsythe; N. R. Parikh; S. O'Dell; M. Gorensek

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The science and technologies for fusion energy with lasers and direct-drive targets

J. D. Sethian, D. G. Colombant, J. L. Giuliani, R. H. Lehmberg, M. C. Myers, S. P. Obenschain, A. J. Schmitt, J. Weaver, M. F. Wolford, F. Hegeler, M. Friedman, A. E. Robson, A. Bayramian, J. Caird, C. Ebbers, J. Latkowski, W. Hogan, W. R.Meier, L. L. J.Perkins, K. SchaffersS. AbdelKahlik, K. Schoonover, D. Sadowski, K. Boehm, L. Carlson, J. Pulsifer, F. Najmabadi, A. R. Raffray, M. S. Tillack, G. Kulcinski, J. P. Blanchard, T. Heltemes, A. Ibrahim, E. Marriott, G. Moses, R. Radell, M. Sawan, J. Santarius, G. Sviatoslavsky, S. S. Zenobia, N. M. Ghoniem, S. Sharafat, J. El-Awady, Q. Hu, C. Duty, K. Leonard, G. Romanoski, L. L. Snead, S. J. Zinkle, C. Gentile, W. Parsells, C. C. Prinksi, T. Kozub, T. Dodson, D. V. Rose, T. Renk, C. Olson, N. Alexander, A. Bozek, G. Flint, D. T. Goodin, J. Hund, R. Paguio, R. W. Petzoldt, D. G. Schroen, J. Sheliak, T. Bernat, D. Bittner, J. Karnes, N. Petta, J. Streit, D. Geller, J. K. Hoffer, M. W. McGeoch, S. C. Glidden, H. Sanders, D. Weidenheimer, D. Morton, I. D. Smith, M. Bobecia, D. Harding, T. Lehecka, S. B. Gilliam, S. M. Gidcumb, D. Forsythe, N. R. Parikh, S. O'Dell, M. Gorensek

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We are carrying out a multidisciplinary multiinstitutional program to develop the scientific and technical basis for inertial fusion energy (IFE) based on laser drivers and directdrive targets. The key components are developed as an integrated system, linking the science, technology, and final application of a 1000-MWe pure-fusion power plant. The science and technologies developed here are flexible enough to be applied to other size systems. The scientific justification for this work is a family of target designs (simulations) that show that direct drive has the potential to provide the high gains needed for a pure-fusion power plant. Two competing lasers are under development: the diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPPSL) and the electron-beam-pumped krypton fluoride (KrF) gas laser. This paper will present the current state of the art in the target designs and lasers, as well as the other IFE technologies required for energy, including final optics (grazing incidence and dielectrics), chambers, and target fabrication, injection, and tracking technologies. All of these are applicable to both laser systems and to other laser IFE-based concepts. However, in some of the higher performance target designs, the DPPSL will require more energy to reach the same yield as with the KrF laser.

Original language	English
Article number	5382598
Pages (from-to)	690-703
Number of pages	14
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume	38
Issue number	4 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2009.2037629
State	Published - Apr 2010

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Manuscript received July 31, 2009; revised November 2, 2009. First published January 15, 2010; current version published April 9, 2010. This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, by Department of Defense programs, Office of Defense Science and Inertial Fusion, National Nuclear Security Administration, and by the Office of Naval Research. J. D. Sethian, D. G. Colombant, J. L. Giuliani, Jr., R. H. Lehmberg, M. C. Myers, S. P. Obenschain, A. J. Schmitt, J. Weaver, and M. F. Wolford are with the Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 USA. F. Hegeler, M. Friedman, and A. E. Robson are with Commonwealth Technology, Inc., Alexandria, VA 22315 USA. A. Bayramian, J. Caird, C. Ebbers, J. Latkowski, W. Hogan, W. R. Meier, L. J. Perkins, and K. Schaffers are with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550-9234 USA. S. Abdel Kahlik, K. Schoonover, and D. Sadowski are with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA. K. Boehm, L. Carlson, J. Pulsifer, F. Najmabadi, A. R. Raffray, and M. S. Tillack are with the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. G. Kulcinski, J. P. Blanchard, T. Heltemes, A. Ibrahim, E. Marriott, G. Moses, R. Radell, M. Sawan, J. Santarius, G. Sviatoslavsky, and S. Zenobia are with the University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI 53706 USA. N. M. Ghoniem, S. Sharafat, J. El-Awady, and Q. Hu are with the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA. C. Duty, K. Leonard, G. Romanoski, L. L. Snead, and S. J. Zinkle are with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA. C. Gentile, W. Parsells, C. Prinksi, T. Kozub, and T. Dodson are with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08543-0451 USA. D. V. Rose is with Voss Scientific, Albuquerque, NM 87108 USA. T. Renk and C. Olson are with Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1194 USA. N. Alexander, A. Bozek, G. Flint, D. T. Goodin, J. Hund, R. Paguio, R. W. Petzoldt, D. G. Schroen, and J. Sheliak are with General Atomics, San Diego, CA 92121 USA. T. Bernat, D. Bittner, J. Karnes, N. Petta, and J. Streit are with Schafer Corporation, Livermore, CA 94551 USA. D. Geller and J. K. Hoffer are with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA. M. W. McGeoch is with PLEX Corporation, Brookline, MA 02146 USA. S. C. Glidden and H. Sanders are with Applied Pulsed Power, Inc., Freeville, NY 13068-0348 USA. D. Weidenheimer, D. Morton, and I. D. Smith are with L3 Pulse Sciences, Inc., San Leandro, CA 94577-5602 USA. M. Bobecia and D. Harding are with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14623-1212 USA. T. Lehecka is with the Penn State Electro-Optics Center, State College, PA 16229 USA. S. B. Gilliam, S. M. Gidcumb, D. Forsythe, and N. R. Parikh are with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA. S. O’Dell is with Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, AL 35811-1558 USA. M. Gorensek is with Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808 USA. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TPS.2009.2037629

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Office of Defense Science and Inertial Fusion
U.S. Department of Defense
Office of Naval Research
U.S. Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration

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Fusion power generation
Fusion reactors
Laser aplifiers
Laser fusion
Magnetic fields
Nanotechnology
Optical tracking

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Sethian, J. D., Colombant, D. G., Giuliani, J. L., Lehmberg, R. H., Myers, M. C., Obenschain, S. P., Schmitt, A. J., Weaver, J., Wolford, M. F., Hegeler, F., Friedman, M., Robson, A. E., Bayramian, A., Caird, J., Ebbers, C., Latkowski, J., Hogan, W., R.Meier, W., J.Perkins, L. L., ... Gorensek, M. (2010). The science and technologies for fusion energy with lasers and direct-drive targets. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 38(4 PART 2), 690-703. Article 5382598. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2009.2037629

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