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Excimer laser development for fusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

D. Giovanielli
D. Giovanielli
Affiliation:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
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Abstract

The future utility of inertial confinement fusion requires a new driver. Successful experiments coupling laser energy to targets, and our understanding of fuel capsule behavior strongly suggest that a Laboratory thermonuclear source is attainable and power production may be considered if a suitable driver with high efficiency, high repetition rate, and most importantly, low capital cost, can be identified. No adequate driver exists today; however, the krypton fluoride laser holds great promise (Rosocha et al. 1986). By the end of this decade, driver development can be brought to the point that a technically justifiable choice can be made for the future direction of ICF.

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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 4 , Issue 3-4 , August 1986 , pp. 569 - 572
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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