A Concept for Containing Inertial Fusion Energy Pulses in a Z-Pinch-Driven Power Plant

2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary E. Rochau ◽  
Charles W. Morrow ◽  
Peter J. Pankuch
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy ◽  
Z Pinch

Thermal Conversion System for the Prometheus-L Inertial Fusion Energy Power Plant

1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (3P2A) ◽  
pp. 1506-1513 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Estreich ◽  
S. L. Ostrow ◽  
K. Haller
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Thermal Conversion ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy ◽  
Conversion System

scholarly journals Direct drive with the argon fluoride laser as a path to high fusion gain with sub-megajoule laser energy

2020 ◽  
Vol 378 (2184) ◽  
pp. 20200031 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Obenschain ◽  
A. J. Schmitt ◽  
J. W. Bates ◽  
M. F. Wolford ◽  
M. C. Myers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Inertial Confinement Fusion ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Coupling Efficiency ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy ◽  
Argon Fluoride

Argon fluoride (ArF) is currently the shortest wavelength laser that can credibly scale to the energy and power required for high gain inertial fusion. ArF's deep ultraviolet light and capability to provide much wider bandwidth than other contemporary inertial confinement fusion (ICF) laser drivers would drastically improve the laser target coupling efficiency and enable substantially higher pressures to drive an implosion. Our radiation hydrodynamics simulations indicate gains greater than 100 are feasible with a sub-megajoule ArF driver. Our laser kinetics simulations indicate that the electron beam-pumped ArF laser can have intrinsic efficiencies of more than 16%, versus about 12% for the next most efficient krypton fluoride excimer laser. We expect at least 10% ‘wall plug' efficiency for delivering ArF light to target should be achievable using solid-state pulsed power and efficient electron beam transport to the laser gas that was demonstrated with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Electra facility. These advantages could enable the development of modest size and lower cost fusion power plant modules. This would drastically change the present view on inertial fusion energy as being too expensive and the power plant size too large. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Prospects for high gain inertial fusion energy (part 1)'.

scholarly journals Recyclable transmission line (RTL) and linear transformer driver (LTD) development for Z-pinch inertial fusion energy (Z-IFE) and high yield.

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Arthur Sharpe ◽  
Alexander S Kingsep ◽  
David Lewis Smith ◽  
Craig Lee Olson ◽  
Paul F Ottinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Line ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy ◽  
Linear Transformer Driver ◽  
Z Pinch
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