Improved KrF laser design for the Laboratory Microfusion Facility

Author

Harris, D.B. ; Sullivan, J.A. ; Pendergrass, J.H. ; Kurnit, N.A. ; Rose, E.A. ; McLeod, J.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

30 Sep-3 Oct 1991

Firstpage

882

Abstract

A conceptual design of the KrF laser-driven Laboratory Microfusion Facility (LMF) has been completed. LASNEX calculations predict an indirect-drive target yield of 400 MJ from the 3-MJ, 480-beam driver system. Nine final amplifiers with individual output energy of 412 kJ are used. The 480 beams are transmitted through helium to reduce losses and are delivered to target through a series of buildings designed for radiation safety. The total cost of the KrF laser-driven LMF is estimated by an independent cost assessment to be $921 million in 1992 dollars

Keywords

excimer lasers; fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactor theory and design; krypton compounds; 3 MJ; 400 MJ; 412 kJ; He; KrF; LASNEX calculations; LMF; Laboratory Microfusion Facility; conceptual design; driver system; final amplifiers; independent cost assessment; indirect-drive target yield; individual output energy; laser design; radiation safety; Buildings; Costs; Decoding; Driver circuits; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Nuclear weapons; Optical design; Optical pulse shaping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1991. Proceedings., 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0132-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1991.218707

Filename

218707