DocumentCode
324431
Title
The National Ignition Facility for inertial confinement fusion
Author
Paisner, J.A. ; Murray, J.R.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., California Univ., Livermore, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1997
fDate
6-10 Oct 1997
Firstpage
57
Abstract
The National Ignition Facility for inertial confinement fusion will contain a 1.8 MJ, 500 TW frequency-tripled Ne glass laser system that will be used to explore fusion ignition and other problems in the physics of high temperature and density. We describe the facility briefly. The NIF is scheduled to be completed in 2003
Keywords
fusion reactor design; plasma diagnostics; plasma inertial confinement; solid lasers; 1.8 MJ; 500 TW; NIF; National Ignition Facility; Ne glass laser; ignition; inertial confinement fusion; Ignition; Inertial confinement; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical amplifiers; Physics; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Spatial filters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Fusion Engineering, 1997. 17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4226-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FUSION.1997.685664
Filename
685664
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