• DocumentCode
    2054722
  • Title

    The National Ignition Facility and the goal of near-term laser fusion energy

  • Author

    Moses, Edward I.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    22-26 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the current status of the NIC, the experimental steps needed toward achieving ignition and the progress towards developing LIFE to enable the delivery of fusion energy as a viable carbon free energy source.
  • Keywords
    laser fusion; National Ignition Facility; carbon free energy source; near-term laser fusion energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0533-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    Pending
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942462
  • Filename
    5942462