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ICF with momentum-rich beams [electronic resource].

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Upton, N.Y. : Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1982.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 12 : digital, PDF file
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Brookhaven National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
A novel approach to obtain thermonuclear ignitions condition is suggested. Utilizing state-of-the-art ion source brightness parameters, and high gradient acceleration columns, it is possible to focus 10 kJ of heavy ions to a few mm spot, using a 1-meter radius spherical ion source. Heavy ion energies of 500 to 1000 keV have the velocity required for volume ignition of DT. The beam mass is typically 10 times greater than that of the DT which is to be burned. A spherical array of ion sources is envisioned, using time-of-flight bunching to achieve the required power density at the central focus. Beam space charge neutralization is assumed to take place in a background plasma. The DT, originally a few mm gas ball, is compressed and heated by the direct transfer of the beam energy to the fuel. The necessary inward mementum is produced directly by the accelerator, not by ablation.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:bnl-51598
bnl-51598
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Published through SciTech Connect.
10/01/1982.
"bnl-51598"
"DE83005994"
Maschke, A.W.
Funding Information
AC02-76CH00016
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