Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion Energy: Summaries of Program Elements

Friedman, A ; Barnard, J J ; Kaganovich, I ; Seidl, P A ; Briggs, R J ; Faltens, A ; Kwan, J W ; Lee, E P ; Logan, B G

关键词: ACCELERATORS;    ENERGY ABSORPTION;    HEAVY ION FUSION REACTIONS;    HEAVY IONS;    IGNITION;    INERTIAL CONFINEMENT;    INERTIAL FUSION DRIVERS;    ION BEAMS;    KINETIC ENERGY;    POWER GENERATION;    POWER PLANTS;    TARGET CHAMBERS;    THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1021059
RP-ID  :  LLNL-TR-471817
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1021059
Others  :  TRN: US1103948

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The goal of the Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF) Program is to apply high-current accelerator technology to IFE power production. Ion beams of mass {approx}100 amu and kinetic energy {>=} 1 GeV provide efficient energy coupling into matter, and HIF enjoys R&D-supported favorable attributes of: (1) the driver, projected to be robust and efficient; see 'Heavy Ion Accelerator Drivers.'; (2) the targets, which span a continuum from full direct to full indirect drive (and perhaps fast ignition), and have metal exteriors that enable injection at {approx}10 Hz; see 'IFE Target Designs'; (3) the near-classical ion energy deposition in the targets; see 'Beam-Plasma Interactions'; (4) the magnetic final lens, robust against damage; see 'Final Optics-Heavy Ion Beams'; and (5) the fusion chamber, which may use neutronically-thick liquids; see 'Liquid-Wall Chambers.' Most studies of HIF power plants have assumed indirect drive and thick liquid wall protection, but other options are possible.