Status of HF and Iodine Lasers as Laser-Fusion Drivers

摘要

Experimental results in laser-driven inertial confinement are showing rapid progress and breakeven experiments are planned in the not too distant future. Given this progress and the anticipated early demonstration of scientific feasibility it is neceessary to select soon the high-average-power laser that will drive the first experimental laser-fusion power reactor, EPR-1. The status of the HF and the iodine lasers, both leading candidates, is reviewed here. (ERA citation 03:048526)