A 3.3 MJ, Rb{sup +1} Driver Design Based on an Integrated Systems Analysis
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A computer model for systems analysis of heavy ion drivers has been developed and used to evaluate driver designs for inertial fusion energy (IFE). The present work examines a driver for a close-coupled target design that requires less total beam energy but also smaller beam spots sizes than previous target designs. Design parameters and a cost estimate for a 160 beam, 3.3 MJ driver using rubidium ions (A = 85) are reported, and the sensitivity of the results to variations in selected design pa…
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Date:
September 15, 2000
Creator:
Meier, W. R.; Barnard, J. J. & Bangerter, R. O.
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