Impact of beam transport method on chamber and driver design for heavy ion inertial fusion energy

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Rose, David V ^a   Welch, Dale R ^a   Olson, C L ^b   Yu, Simon S ^c   Neff, S ^c   Sharp, William M ^d  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy ion fusion; Ion beam transport; Reactor chamber design

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; ELECTRICITY; HEAVY IONS; IONIZATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PLASMAS; POWER PLANTS; VACUUM;

HEAVY ION FUSION (HIF); INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY (IFE); ION BEAM TRANSPORT; REACTOR CHAMBER DESIGN;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 19744379367     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst04-a584     Document Type: Article

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