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Inertial fusion experiments and theory

Authors :
Vladimir Tikhonchuk
Kunioki Mima
M. Perlado
Source :
Nuclear Fusion. 51:094004
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
IOP Publishing, 2011.

Abstract

Inertial fusion research is approaching a critical milestone, namely the demonstration of ignition and burn. The world's largest high-power laser, the National Ignition Facility (NIF), is under operation at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in the USA. Another ignition machine, Laser Mega Joule (LMJ), is under construction at the CEA/CESTA research centre in France. In relation to the National Ignition Campaign (NIC) at LLNL, worldwide studies on inertial fusion applications to energy production are growing. Advanced ignition schemes such as fast ignition, shock ignition and impact ignition, and the inertial fusion energy (IFE) technology are under development. In particular, the Fast Ignition Realization Experiment (FIREX) at the Institute of Laser Engineering (ILE), Osaka University, and the OMEGA-EP project at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University Rochester, and the HiPER project in the European Union (EU) for fast ignition and shock ignition are progressing. The IFE technology research and development are advanced in the frameworks of the HiPER project in EU and the LIFE project in the USA. Laser technology developments in the USA, EU, Japan and Korea were major highlights in the IAEA FEC 2010. In this paper, the status and prospects of IFE science and technology are described.

Details

ISSN :
17414326 and 00295515
Volume :
51
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nuclear Fusion
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........92ee9e79f47c4c9033b2473b4b5413d6
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/51/9/094004