Motivation and fabrication methods for inertial confinement fusion and inertial fusion energy targets

Popular target designs are reviewed. Possible methods of fusion target fabrication are discussed and the equipment and samples are demonstrated. The properties of the uniform and structured (cluster) materials are considered, showing the advantage of cluster material for energy conversion into soft...

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Published inLaser and particle beams Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 505 - 509
Main Authors BORISENKO, N.G., AKUNETS, A.A., BUSHUEV, V.S., DOROGOTOVTSEV, V.M., MERKULIEV, Yu.A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2003
Subjects
Beryllium
Clusters
Electron microscopes
Energy conversion
Fabrication
Hydrogen isotopes
Ignition
Inertial confinement fusion
Inertial fusion (reactor)
Ion beams
Methods
Plasma
Soft x rays
Surface roughness
Target design
Target fabrication
X-rays
Plasma
Target fabrication
Target design
Ignition
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Summary:Popular target designs are reviewed. Possible methods of fusion target fabrication are discussed and the equipment and samples are demonstrated. The properties of the uniform and structured (cluster) materials are considered, showing the advantage of cluster material for energy conversion into soft X rays. The target materials with high content of hydrogen isotopes (BeD2, LiBeD3, or ND3BD3) prove to be more effective for high-power drivers in comparison with beryllium or polyimide.
Bibliography:istex:370F0FF5FD2365C42A91770CC7541C53E18B3436
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PII:S026303460321404X
ISSN:0263-0346
1469-803X
DOI:10.1017/S026303460321404X