An Introduction to Inertial Confinement Fusion (Hardcover)

FUNDAMENTALS OF INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSIONWhat happens in the sun?Can one produce energy on Earth like in the sun?The two approaches - Magnetic vs. Inertial ConfinementStages in inertial confinement fusionOutline of the BookLASER DRIVERS FOR ICFBasics of laser physicsLasers for ICF applicationsNd-glass lasers for ICFAlternatives to Nd-glass lasersBASIC PLASMA PHYSICSDebye length and plasma frequencyParticle descriptionFluid descriptionPlasma wavesPlasma heatingThe ponderomotive forceShock wavesEquation of state for dense plasmasABSORPTION OF LASER LIGHTCoupling of the laser energy to the targetInverse Bremsstrahlung absorptionResonance absorptionParametric instabilitiesIndirect drive: coupling laser energy to the hohlraum iiEnergy transportHYDRODYNAMIC COMPRESSION AND BURNImplosion of solid targetFoil targetRocket Model and AblationCompression wave - Shock front - Shock waveCompression phaseSpherically convergent shock wavesIsentropic compressionMultiple shocksBurnRAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITIESBasic conceptRT in the ablation phaseRT instabilities in the deceleration phaseConsequences for target designIdealized RT instabilities vs. ICF situationOther dynamic instabilitiesENERGY REQUIREMENTS AND GAINPower balanceEnergy requirementsGainTARGETSBasic considerations for target designDirect and indirect-drive targetsDirect-drive targetsIndirect-drive targetsTarget fabricationICF POWER PLANTPower plant designPlant efficiencyTarget chamberTarget fabrication for power plantSafety issuesHEAVY-ION DRIVEN FUSIONHeavy-ion driversIon beam energy depositionTarget design for heavy-ion driversHeavy-ion power plantLight-ion driversFAST IGNITORFast-ignitor vs. hot-spot conceptHole boring or laser cone guiding?O_-center ignitionStatus and FutureABC OF ICFAPPENDIXPredicted energy consumption and resourcesConstantsFormulaeAbbreviationsConstants of the semiempirical mass formulaList of Codes used for Numerical ModellingReferencesBibliography