Title :
Implosion and heating experiments of fast ignition targets by Gekko-XII and LFEX lasers
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
Implosion and heating experiments of fast ignition targets has been performed with Gekko-XII and LFEX lasers, and neutron enhancement was demonstrated. Goal of the FIREX-1 project is to achieve fuel heating up to 5 keV.
Keywords :
explosions; fusion reactor fuel; fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactor targets; laser materials processing; Gekko-XII lasers; LFEX lasers; electron volt energy 5 keV; fast ignition targets; fuel heating; implosion experiments; neutron enhancement; Fuels; Heating; Ignition; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Neutrons; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
