Author :
Prestwich, K.R. ; Ramirez, J.J. ; Stinnett, R.W. ; Johnson, D.L. ; Olson, C.L. ; Clauser, M.J. ; Mehlhorn, T.A. ; Desjarlais, M.P. ; Allshouse, G.O. ; Corley, J.P. ; Hanson, D.L. ; Cuneo, M.E. ; McKay, P.F. ; Poukey, J.W. ; Rosenthal, S.E. ; Slutz, S.A. ;
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The U.S. Department of Energy has initiated planning for a Laboratory Microfusion Facility (LMF) as part of the national Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program. This next major ICF facility is expected to produce a 1000-megajoule thermonuclear yield with greater than 10-megajoules of input energy to the target. As part of this initiative, we have defined a light-ion-beam LMF concept and are pursuing research on critical design issues. Details of this light-ion-beam LMF driver concept are presented together with initial results from an LMF research program aimed at a technology validation experiment on Hermes III.
