Progress in the Science and Technology of Direct Drive Laser Fusion with the KrF Laser

Abstract

Opening remarks on path towards Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) * Community needs to work together to provide the technical case for funding an IFE program. * IFE program should nurture competition, with judgments made on the basis of technical progress and the potential of the various approaches to IFE. * Direct-drive with lasers looks very attractive for IFE, the physics and needed technologies are mature and advancing. * KrF provides physics advantages for direct drive. * KrF's demonstrated performance is competitive with solid state lasers as a high-rep-rate durable, efficient IFE driver. (on several important parameters KrF technology leads)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA538122

Entities

People

  • Steve Obenschain

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Efficiency
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Engineering
  • Krypton Fluoride Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Military Research
  • Physics
  • Plasma Instabilities
  • Simulations
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Test Facilities
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy