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Title:
Shock Ignition: A New Approach to High Gain Inertial Confinement Fusion on the National Ignition Facility
Authors:
Perkins, L. J.; Betti, R.; Lafortune, K. N.; Williams, W. H.
Affiliation:
AA(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore California 94550, USA), AB(Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester New York 14623, USA), AC(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore California 94550, USA), AD(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore California 94550, USA)
Publication:
Physical Review Letters, vol. 103, Issue 4, id. 045004 (PhRvL Homepage)
Publication Date:
07/2009
Origin:
APS
PACS Keywords:
Laser inertial confinement, Fueling heating and ignition
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.045004
Bibliographic Code:
2009PhRvL.103d5004P

Abstract

Shock ignition, an alternative concept for igniting thermonuclear fuel, is explored as a new approach to high gain, inertial confinement fusion targets for the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Results indicate thermonuclear yields of ˜120-250MJ may be possible with laser drive energies of 1-1.6 MJ, while gains of ˜50 may still be achievable at only ˜0.2MJ drive energy. The scaling of NIF energy gain with laser energy is found to be Gtilde 126E(MJ)0.510. This offers the potential for high-gain targets that may lead to smaller, more economic fusion power reactors and a cheaper fusion energy development path.
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