The heavy ion fusion program at argonne

Argonne´s Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF) program is trying to demonstrate solutions to as many as possible of the issues involved with the rf linac/storage ring approach to heavy ion driven inertial confinement fusion. In the experimental part of the program, the development of an accelerator demonstration facility (ADF) consisting of a 40 mA rf linac for Xe⁺⁸ and a storage ring has started. So far, a 100 mA single-aperture xenon source, a 1.5 MV preaccelerator, and the initial cavities of the linac are operational. The design and status of the ADF and program goals are discussed.