The prospect for fusion energy with light ions

Author

Mehlhorn, T.A. ; Adams, R.G. ; Bailey, J.E. ; Cuneo, M.E. ; Desjarlais, M.P. ; Filuk, A.B. ; Hanson, D.L. ; Johnson, D.J. ; Olson, C.L. ; Pointon, T.D. ; Slutz, S.A. ; Vesey, R.A. ; Welch, D.R. ; Wenger, D.F.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

6/20/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

208

Abstract

Intense ion beams may be the best option for an inertial fusion energy (IFE) driver. While light ions may be the long-term pulsed power approach to IFE, the current economic climate is such that there is no urgency in developing fusion energy sources. Research on light ion beams at Sandia will be suspended at the end of this fiscal year in favor of Z-pinches studying ICF target physics, high yield fusion, and stewardship issues. We document the status of light ion research and our understanding of the feasibility of scaling light ions to IFE

Keywords

Z pinch; fusion reactor design; fusion reactor targets; fusion reactor theory; ion beams; particle beam fusion accelerators; plasma inertial confinement; ICF target physics; IFE; Z-pinches; high yield fusion; inertial fusion energy; intense ion beams; light ions; stewardship issues; Acceleration; Diodes; Inertial confinement; Ion beams; Laboratories; Physics; Power generation economics; Pulse shaping methods; Temperature; US Department of Energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High-Power Particle Beams, 1998. BEAMS '98. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Haifa

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4287-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BEAMS.1998.822416

Filename

822416