PSFC / JA - 08 - 20 An accelerator based fusion - product source for development of Inertial Confinement Fusion nuclear diagnostics

An accelerator based fusion-product source for development of inertial confinement fusion nuclear diagnostics.

A fusion-product source, utilizing a 150 kV Cockraft-Walton linear accelerator, has been refurbished to provide a reliable nuclear diagnostic development tool to the national inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research program. The accelerator is capable of routinely generating DD reaction rates at approximately 10(7)/s when using a 150 kV, 150 microA deuterium (D) beam onto an erbium (Er) or ti...

PSFC/JA-11-19 Measurements of the differential cross section for the elastic n-H and n-H scattering at 14.1 MeV by using an Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) facility

PSFC/JA-03-02 Superconducting options for final optics magnets for the Heavy Ion Driver in Inertial Fusion Energy

The environment close to the chamber in inertial fusion confinement imposes severe constrains on magnets used for final focusing magnets needed for the heavy ion driver. Space is at a premium, requiring close proximity of adjacent magnets, making magnet integration imperative. In addition, the high radiation flux and heating rate imposes requirements that are as stringent as in magnetic fusion....

Upgrade of the MIT Linear Electrostatic Ion Accelerator (LEIA) for nuclear diagnostics development for Omega, Z and the NIF.

The MIT Linear Electrostatic Ion Accelerator (LEIA) generates DD and D(3)He fusion products for the development of nuclear diagnostics for Omega, Z, and the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Significant improvements to the system in recent years are presented. Fusion reaction rates, as high as 10(7) s(-1) and 10(6) s(-1) for DD and D(3)He, respectively, are now well regulated with a new ion sou...

Inverse Braking Radiation and Resonance Absorption in Corona Plasmas of Inertial Confinement Fusion

Abstract: In this paper, combining the Maxwell equations with the electron balanceequation, we obtain the inverse braking radiation absorption coefficient in a laser fusioncorona plasma. For a fixed plasma temperature, variations of the absorption coefficientversus the penetration depth into the plasma are illustrated numerically for differentvalues of laser wavelength. ...