05136nam 2200661 a 450 991097354900332120251116140847.09786610191420978128019142812801914229780309590464030959046997805851936630585193665(CKB)110986584752036(OCoLC)45733508(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055570(SSID)ssj0000237566(PQKBManifestationID)11924861(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000237566(PQKBWorkID)10191536(PQKB)10551533(Au-PeEL)EBL3376383(CaPaEBR)ebr10055570(OCoLC)923263146(MiAaPQ)EBC3376383(Perlego)4738162(EXLCZ)9911098658475203619971030d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrReview 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 Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press Copies available from Naval Studies Board19971 online resource (63 p.) The Compass seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309057783 0309057787 Includes bibliographical references.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.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Inertial confinement fusionInertial confinement fusion.539.7/64National Research Council (U.S.).Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications.United States.Committee for the Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973549003321Review of the Department of Energy's inertial confinement fusion program4352847UNINA