Review of the Department of Energy's inertial confinement fusion program : the National Ignition Facility / / Committee for the Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program, Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973549003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, : Copies available from Naval Studies Board, 1997
• ISBN: 9786610191420; 9781280191428; 1280191422; 9780309590464; 0309590469; 9780585193663; 0585193665
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (63 p.)
• Collana: The Compass series
• Disciplina: 539.7/64
• Soggetti: Inertial confinement fusion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- RELEVANCE OF THE NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY TO SCIENCE BASED STOCKPILESTEWARDSHIP -- SCIENTIFIC READINESS -- TECHNOLOGICAL READINESS -- NIF Laser Technology -- Targets -- The NIF Project -- REMAINING HURDLES -- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS -- The NIF Would Make Important Contributions Toward the Stated Long-Term Goals of the SBSS Program -- The Science and Technology Have Progressed Sufficiently to Allow the NIF Project to Proceed as Planned -- 1 Background -- THE COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN -- SCIENCE BASED STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP -- INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION -- Scientific Goal -- Current Facilities -- The National Ignition Facility -- DEFINITION OF IGNITION -- 2 Relevance of ; the National Ignition Facility to Science Based Stockpile Stewardship -- PEOPLE -- CERTIFICATION OF WEAPONS STEWARDS -- CODE VALIDATION AND MATERIALS PROPERTIES -- IGNITION -- 3 Scientific Readiness -- BACKGROUND -- RESULTS SINCE CRITICAL DECISION 2 -- MODELING CAPABILITIES -- CONFIDENCE IN ACHIEVING THE SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES -- 4 Technological Readiness -- NIF LASER TECHNOLOGY -- NIF Laser Design Goals and Ignition Requirements -- Beamlet Performance as Validation of the NIF Design -- Performance, Cost, and Optical Damage -- Laser Architecture -- Master Oscillator-Preamplifier -- Multipass Amplifier-Booster Amplifier -- Injection -- Amplification -- Spatial-mode Filtering -- Pockels Cell Switch -- Deformable Mirror -- Harmonic Generation -- Related Laser Experience -- TARGETS -- Hohlraum Design and Fabrication -- Capsule Fabrication -- Cryogenic Capsule Technology -- DIAGNOSTICS -- THE NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY PROJECT -- Project Organization -- Title I Review -- Cost Estimates -- Independent Cost Estimate Review -- Contingency Analysis.; Operating Cost -- 5 Remaining Hurdles -- 6 Findings and Conclusions -- THE NIF WOULD MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THE STATED LONG-TERMGOALS OF THE SBSS PROGRAM -- THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE PROGRESSED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOWTHE NIF PROJECT TO PROCEED AS PLANNED -- Appendix A Meeting Agendas and Attendance -- AUGUST 1-2,1996 BECKMAN CENTER, IRVINE CALIFORNIA -- Agenda -- Attendees -- SEPTEMBER 19-21,1996 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY -- Agenda -- Attendees -- OCTOBER 16-17,1996 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, LABORATORY FOR LASERENERGETICS -- Agenda -- Attendees -- NOVEMBER 3-5, 1996 LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, SANDIA NATIONALLABORATORIES -- Agenda -- Attendees, Sandia National Laboratories -- DECEMBER 5-6, 1996 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Agenda -- Appendix B Description of ICF Program and Selected Other Major SBSS Facilities -- Appendix C Biographical Information -- Appendix D Acronyms and Abbreviations.