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View SchemaOverview of the Heavy Ion Fusion Program
| Authors | C. M. Celata |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0008166 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0008166 |
| Journal | eConf C000821 (2000) WE202 |
Abstract
The world Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF) Program for inertial fusion energy is looking toward the development and commissioning of several new experiments. Recent and planned upgrades of the facilities at GSI, in Russia, and in Japan greatly enhance the ability to study energy deposition in hot dense matter. Worldwide target design developments have focused on non-ignition targets for nearterm experiments and designs which, while lowering the energy required for ignition, tighten accelerator requirements. The U.S program is transitioning between scaled beam dynamics experiments and high current experiments with power-plant-driver-scale beams. Current effort is aimed at preparation for the next-step large facility, the Integrated Research Experiment (IRE)-- an induction linac accelerating multiple beams to a few hundred MeV, then focusing to deliver tens of kilojoules to a target. The goal is to study heavy ion energy deposition, and to test all of the components and physics needed for an engineering test of a power plant driver and target chamber. This paper will include an overview of the Heavy Ion Fusion program abroad and a more in-depth view of the progress and plans of the U.S. program.
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"abstract": "The world Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF) Program for inertial fusion energy is\nlooking toward the development and commissioning of several new experiments.\nRecent and planned upgrades of the facilities at GSI, in Russia, and in Japan\ngreatly enhance the ability to study energy deposition in hot dense matter.\nWorldwide target design developments have focused on non-ignition targets for\nnearterm experiments and designs which, while lowering the energy required for\nignition, tighten accelerator requirements. The U.S program is transitioning\nbetween scaled beam dynamics experiments and high current experiments with\npower-plant-driver-scale beams. Current effort is aimed at preparation for the\nnext-step large facility, the Integrated Research Experiment (IRE)-- an\ninduction linac accelerating multiple beams to a few hundred MeV, then focusing\nto deliver tens of kilojoules to a target. The goal is to study heavy ion\nenergy deposition, and to test all of the components and physics needed for an\nengineering test of a power plant driver and target chamber. This paper will\ninclude an overview of the Heavy Ion Fusion program abroad and a more in-depth\nview of the progress and plans of the U.S. program.",
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