Title of article
On possible target design for a heavy ion ignition facility
Author/Authors
Basko، نويسنده , , M. and Lutz، نويسنده , , K.-J. and Maruhn، نويسنده , , J.، نويسنده ,
Pages
8
From page
85
To page
92
Abstract
We investigate minimum energy requirements for ignition of indirect drive targets driven by beams of heavy ions. Two types of hohlraums containing an NIF-scale fusion capsule [J. Lindl, Phys. Plasmas 2 (1995) 3933] are considered. The required ion beam energy is evaluated by combining two and three-dimensional view factor simulations of the radiation transport with one-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of the converter dynamics. It is found that an ignition facility based on the HIDIF driver concept (I. Hofmann, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. 1998) would require about 4 MJ of the ion beam energy. The impact of the ion-range shortening on target performance is discussed in some detail.
Keywords
Heavy ion inertial fusion
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2006339
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