Progress in Inertial Fusion Research at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Paper No. IAEA-CN-38/B-2

摘要

The Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Inertial Confinement Fusion Program is reviewed. Experiments using the Helios CO sub 2 laser system delivering up to 6 kJ on target are described. Because breakeven energy estimates for laser drivers of 1 mu m and above have risen and there is a need for CO sub 2 experiments in the tens-of-kilojoule regime as soon as practical, a first phase of Antares construction is now directed toward completion of two of the six original modules in 1983. These modules are designed to deliver 40 kJ of CO sub 2 laser light on target. (ERA citation 05:028213)