Da. Callahan-miller et M. Tabak, A distributed radiator, heavy ion target driven by Gaussian beams in a multibeam illumination geometry, NUCL FUSION, 39(7), 1999, pp. 883-891
An inertial confinement fusion target driven by ion beams in a multibeam il
lumination geometry is presented. Two dimensional integrated LASNEX calcula
tions (ion beam deposition to fusion burn in one computer simulation) predi
ct a gain of greater than 65 for this target. Each beam has a Gaussian dens
ity profile and is focused to an elliptically shaped spot. Multiple beam el
lipses are overlayed to form an annulus on the end of the cylindrical hohlr
aum. The beams enter at angles relative to the cylindrical axis of the hohl
raum that are consistent with both liquid wall chamber protection and the s
pace required for a final focusing system upstream. For an accelerator that
is 25% efficient (eta = 0.25), a gain G of 65 leads to eta G greater than
16; a reactor with a reasonably small recirculating power fraction requires
eta G greater than 8-10.