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9 Inertial confinement fusion: z-pinch

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Substances /
Molecular Formulas
Ar; Be; H; H2O; KrF; Li; Li2BeF4; Re; W; beryllium; lithium; lithium lead; tin lithium; tungsten
Element Systems C-D; F-Kr; H-O; Li-Pb; Li-Sn
Keywords IFE material; IFE power plant; MFE; Marx generator; PCSS; RTL; X-ray exposure; ablation; application; blanket; coal-fired power plant; coating; coolant; doping; double pinch target; dynamic hohlraum target; electrode; gypsum; jet; laser; linear transformer driver; magnetic fusion energy; magnetic insulation; photoconductive semiconductor switch; pulsed power driver; recyclable transmission line; roughening; tritium breeding; waste; z-pinch IFE; z-pinch driven target
Main Subjects ICF; IFE system; inertial confinement fusion; z-pinch IFE
Secondary Subjects ICF; IFE material; KrF laser; MITL; Marx generator; RHEPP technology; RTL; driver; fast z-pinch; heavy ions; high-yield facility; inductive voltage adder technology; inertial confinement fusion; introduction; laser; linear transformer driver technology; magnetic switching technology; magnetically-insulated transmission line; pulsed power driver; pulsed power facility; recyclable transmission line; target; water line pulsed power technology; z-pinch; z-pinch driven target; z-pinch driver; z-pinch power plant concept; z-pinch target
Substrates CD4; D; DD; DT; LiF-BeF2; Metglas; T; deuterated methane; deuterium; graphite; lithium fluoride - beryllium fluoride; oil; steel; tritium

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9 Inertial confinement fusion: z-pinch

Author C. L. Olson
Affiliation
SANDIA National Laboratory, Albuquerque, USA
Part of Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies
Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology
Volume

3B: Nuclear Energy

Edited by K. Heinloth
Chapter-DOI 10.1007/10857629_21
Book-DOI 10.1007/b82984 (Volume in Bookshelf)

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RIS-Export Olson, C. L.: 9 Inertial confinement fusion: z-pinch. Heinloth, K. (ed.). SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database (http://www.springermaterials.com). DOI: 10.1007/10857629_21

Abstract

9 Inertial confinement fusion: z-pinch, part of 'Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology, Volume 3B: Nuclear Energy'.
This document is part of Subvolume B 'Nuclear Energy' of Volume 3 'Energy Technologies' of Landolt-Börnstein Group VIII 'Advanced Materials and Technologies'. It contains: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Pulsed power drivers for z-pinch IFE 9.2.1 Marx generator/water line pulsed power technology 9.2.2 RHEPP (magnetic switching, inductive voltage adder) technology 9.2.3 Linear Transformer Driver technology 9.2.4 Z-pinch drivers for high-yield (~ 0.5 GJ) facilities 9.3 Standoff: Recyclable Transmission Lines 9.3.1 MITL (Magnetically-Insulated Transmission Line) 9.3.2 RTL (Recyclable Transmission Line) 9.4 Z-pinch targets 9.4.1 Fast z-pinches as intense soft X-ray radiation sources 9.4.2 Z-pinch driven targets 9.5 Z-pinch power plant concept for IFE 9.6 IFE materials testing on pulsed power facilities 9.7 Status and development plans for z-pinch IFE 9.8 References for 9