Laser Fusion Experiments at 4 TW

Laser Fusion Experiments at 4 TW

DT-filled glass microspheres have been imploded at power levels exceeding 4 TW using the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory 1.06-micron Argus laser. Thermonuclear neutron yields in excess of 1.5 x 10 to the 9th have been observed implying a DT burn efficiency of .000016. Neutron and alpha time-of-flight...

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Veröffentlicht in:Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) 1978-06, Vol.40 (24), p.1570-1573
Hauptverfasser: Storm, E. K., Ahlstrom, H. G., Boyle, M. J., Campbell, D. E., Coleman, L. W., Glaros, S. S., Kornblum, H. N., Lerche, R. A., MacQuigg, D. R., Phillion, D. W., Rainer, F., Rienecker, R., Rupert, V. C., Slivinsky, V. W., Speck, D. R., Swift, C. D., Tirsell, K. G.
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Sprache:eng
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
EFFICIENCY
GAIN
GAS LASERS
IMPLOSIONS
LASER FUSION REACTORS
LASER IMPLOSIONS
LASERS
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
YIELDS 700208 > Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
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Zusammenfassung:DT-filled glass microspheres have been imploded at power levels exceeding 4 TW using the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory 1.06-micron Argus laser. Thermonuclear neutron yields in excess of 1.5 x 10 to the 9th have been observed implying a DT burn efficiency of .000016. Neutron and alpha time-of-flight measurements indicate DT burn temperatures of 4-8 keV, implying that a DT gain of approximately .01 and a density-confinement time product of 10 to the 12th were obtained.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.40.1570