Conceptual design for the OMEGA Upgrade Cryogenic Target Delivery System

Author

Fagaly, R.L. ; Alexander, N.B. ; Mangano, R.A. ; Bourque, R.F. ; Bittner, D.N. ; Gram, R.Q.

Author_Institution

Gen. Atomics, San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

11-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

749

Abstract

We describe the conceptual design for the Cryogenic Target Delivery System for the University of Rochester´s OMEGA laser. A modular approach is being taken to design and fabricate the target delivery system. Suitable plastic target shells will be mounted, filled with appropriate fuel gases, cryogenically cooled and transported into a module that will create a uniform fuel layer. They will then be characterized and transported into the target chamber. A cryogenic storage system will also be developed to allow for transport of filled targets and for inventory purposes

Keywords

cryogenics; fusion reactor design; fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactors; plasma production by laser; OMEGA Upgrade Cryogenic Target Delivery System; OMEGA laser; conceptual design; cryogenic cooling; cryogenic storage system; filled targets transport; fuel gases; fusion reactors; inventory purposes; laser fusion; modular approach; plastic target shells; target chamber; uniform fuel layer; Atomic beams; Cryogenics; Fuels; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser fusion; Optical design; Plastics; Poles and towers; Rivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1993., 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Conference_Location

Hyannis, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1412-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1993.518436

Filename

518436