Grazing incidence metal mirrors as the final elements in a laser driver for inertial confinement fusion [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, 1990. and Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
- Physical Description:
- Pages: (18 pages) : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
- Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- Grazing incidence metal mirrors (GIMMS) have been examined to replace dielectric mirrors for the final elements in a laser beam line for an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) reactor. For a laser driver using light with a wavelength from 250 to 500 nm in a 10 ns pulse, irradiated mirrors made of Al, Al alloys, or Mg were found to have calculated laser damage limits of 0.3--2.3 J/cm² of beam energy and neutron lifetime fluence limits of over 5 × 10²° neutrons per square centimeter when use at grazing incidence (an angle of incidence of 85 degrees) and operated at room temperature or at 77 K. A final focusing system including mirrors made of Al alloy 7475 at room temperature or at liquid nitrogen (LN) temperatures used with a driver which delivers 5 MJ of beam energy in 32 beams would require 32 mirrors of roughly 10 m² each. This paper briefly reviews the methods used in calculating the damage limits for GIMMs and discusses critical issues relevant to the integrity and lifetime of such mirrors in a reactor environment. 9 refs.
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect., 10/04/1990., "ucrl-jc-103817", " conf-901007--9", "DE91000944", 9. topical meeting on technology of fusion energy, Oak Brook, IL (USA), 7-11 Oct 1990., and Guinan, M.W.; Bieri, R.L.
- Funding Information:
- W-7405-ENG-48
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