• DocumentCode
    1090713
  • Title

    Chemically pumped iodine laser as a fusion driver

  • Author

    Hays, Gerald N. ; Fisk, George A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    9/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1823
  • Lastpage
    1827
  • Abstract
    The chemically pumped iodine laser (CPIL) system as a fusion driver is described. Present modeling supports a conservative value of 6 percent for overall large-scale system efficiency. The iodine inversion is produced through energy transfer from metastable O2(1Δ) molecules which are, in turn, produced in a chemical generator. Our generator is described together with diagnostic measurements which indicate 100 percent efficiency for the production of O2(1Δ).
  • Keywords
    Gas lasers; Laser fusion; Chemical lasers; Energy exchange; Fusion power generation; Large-scale systems; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Metastasis; Production; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1981.1071339
  • Filename
    1071339
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1090713