Conveners
Inertial Fusion Experiments and Theory: IFE/1
- Kunioki Mima (Japan)
Mr
Johan Frenje
(USA)
10/11/12, 8:30 AM
IFE - Inertial Fusion Experiments and Theory
Oral Presentation
Proper assembly of capsule mass, as manifested through the evolution of fuel areal density, is essential for achieving hot-spot ignition planned at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Experimental information about areal density and areal-density asymmetries, hot-spot ion temperature (Ti) and yield (Yn) are therefore critical for understanding the assembly of the fuel. To obtain this...
Mr
Robert L. McCrory
(Laboratory for Laser Energetics)
10/11/12, 8:50 AM
IFE - Inertial Fusion Experiments and Theory
Oral Presentation
The Omega Laser Facility at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is used to study direct-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) ignition concepts. The baseline ignition target design for this research, using symmetric irradiation, consists of a 1.5-MJ multiple-picket laser pulse that generates four shock waves [similar to the National Ignition Facility (NIF) baseline indirect-drive...
Mr
Hiroyuki Shiraga
(Japan)
10/11/12, 9:10 AM
IFE - Inertial Fusion Experiments and Theory
Oral Presentation
Implosion and heating experiments of Fast Ignition (FI) targets for FIREX-1 project have been performed with Gekko-XII and LFEX lasers at the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University. The goal of the project is to achieve fast heating of the imploded fuel plasma up to 5 keV by injection of the heating laser beam. After the first integrated experiments of Fast Ignition with LFEX laser...
Mr
John Sethian
(USA)
10/11/12, 9:30 AM
IFE - Inertial Fusion Experiments and Theory
Oral Presentation
We are developing the science and technologies needed for a practical fusion energy source using direct drive targets driven by electron beam pumped krypton fluoride (KrF) lasers. The direct drive approach: 1) allows higher target energy gain, 2) simplifies target fabrication, and 3) reduces the complexity of target material recycling.
The advantages of KrF include: A) very uniform target...
Mr
Jose Manuel Perlado
(Spain)
10/11/12, 9:50 AM
IFE - Inertial Fusion Experiments and Theory
Oral Presentation
Different proposals of Laser Fusion Energy have been envisioned in the last years. Those concepts cover Engineering Facility at large scale in Energy, to Power Prototyping and final DEMO Reactors. HiPER (Europe), extended two years as ESFRI Project, LIFE in USA and LIF_T in Japan, and other initiatives, are entering a new phase where is critical the integration of systems (lasers, target...
