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Induction linac drivers for heavy ion fusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

W. B. Herrmannsfeldt  and
Denis Keefe
W. B. Herrmannsfeldt
Affiliation:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309
Denis Keefe
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Abstract

The Heavy Ion Fusion Accelerator Research (HIFAR) program of the U.S. Dept. of Energy has for several years concentrated on developing linear induction accelerators as Inertial Fusion (IF) drivers. This accelerator technology is suitable for the IF application because it is readily capable of accelerating short, intense pulses of charged particles with good electrical efficiency. The principal technical difficulty is in injecting and transporting the intense pulses while maintaining the necessary beam quality. The approach used has been to design a system of multiple beams so that not all of the charge has to be confined in a single beam line. The beams are finally brought together in a common focus at the target. This paper will briefly present the status and future plans of the program, and will also briefly review systems study results for HIF.

Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 8 , Issue 1-2 , January 1990 , pp. 81 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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References

Fusion Technology, February 1988 Special Issue on Heavy Ion Fusion, Dudziak, Donald, ed. Vol. 13, No. 2.Google Scholar
Proceedings of the 1988 Heavy Ion Fusion Symposium,June 1988Darmstadt, W. Germany, to be published. Work discussed in this report that is not otherwise referenced should be found in these proceedings.Google Scholar