Progress towards thick liquid fusion chambers for assisted-pinch and solenoid focusings

Progress towards thick liquid fusion chambers for assisted-pinch and solenoid focusings

The “robust point design” (RPD) (Fusion Sci. Technol. 44 (2003) 266) describes a self-consistent heavy-ion inertial fusion power plant based on a single linear accelerator and the neutralized ballistic beam transport scheme. The heavy-ion fusion community is exploring the feasibility of a modular dr...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 544; no. 1; pp. 342 - 346
Main Authors: Debonnel, C.S., Yu, S.S., Peterson, P.F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 21-05-2005
Subjects:
Gas control
Gas dynamics
Heavy-ion inertial fusion power plant
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Heavy-ion inertial fusion power plant
Gas control
Gas dynamics
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Summary:The “robust point design” (RPD) (Fusion Sci. Technol. 44 (2003) 266) describes a self-consistent heavy-ion inertial fusion power plant based on a single linear accelerator and the neutralized ballistic beam transport scheme. The heavy-ion fusion community is exploring the feasibility of a modular driver made of several, medium-sized accelerators—this approach has the potential to offer a faster and cheaper development path to a viable fusion power plant. Thick-liquid target chambers compatible with the assisted-pinch and solenoid final-focusing schemes are discussed. Gas dynamics simulations performed with the Berkeley TSUNAMI code are presented for the assisted-pinch chamber.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2005.01.231