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REDISTRIBUTION OF SOLID FUEL LAYER IN LASER FUSION TARGET BY ELECTRODE-LESS DISCHARGE OF MICROWAVE

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06680478
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Nuclear fusion studies
Research InstitutionOSAKA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

NORIMATSU Takayoshi  OSAKA UNIVERSITY,ILE,ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, レーザー核融合研究センター, 助教授 (50135753)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsLASER FUSION / FUEL PELLET / CRYOSTAT / TARGET / MICROWAVE / GLOW DISCHARGE / SMOOTHING / SOLID HYDROGEN / マイクロ波放電 / 無電極グロー放電
Research Abstract

Plasma layring technique to make a cryogenic target for a laser fusion reactor has been developed. A 6-mm-diameter quartz shell housed in a microwave cavity was cooled to 10 K to freeze appropriate amount of deuterium inside. A nonuniform solid deuterium layr in the shell was successfully redistributed into uniform one by initiating a glow discharge in the void.
1) The time constant for redistribution was 80 second. This time constant is much less than that driven by heat initiated by tritium decays. This short time constant is beneficial for the future laser-fusion reactor-system since it can reduce the tritium inventory in a pellet factory.
2) The time constant for redistribution is primary determined by cooling performance of the shell and the time constant has week dependence on the power of the microwave. Reducing the temperature of the cooling helium is most effective to shorten the time constant.
3) Solid deuterium, which was initially opaque due to cracks, turned into transparent by heating with the glow discharge. Cracks in the solid were removed toward the heat source through a sublimation / deposition cycle. This is an important result to obtain a high quality solid fuel layr for the laser fusion target.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] C. M. Chen, T. Norimatsu, Y. Izawa, T. Yamanaka, and S. Nakai: "Heating uniformity of a microwave discharge plasma to redistribute a solid fuel layer inside a cryogenic target for inertial confinement fusion" Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A. 13. 2908-2913 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] C.M.CHEN: "HEATING UNIFORMITY OF A MICROWAVE OF A MICROWAVE DISCHARGE PLASMA TO REDISTRIBUTE A SOLID FUEL LAYER INSIDE A CRYOGENIC TARGET FOR INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION" J.VAC.SCI.TECHNOL.A.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] C.M.Chen: "Heating uniformity of a microwave discharge plasma to redistribute a solid fuel layer inside a cryogenic target for inertial confinement fusion" Journal of Vacuum Science and Technologh A. 13. 2908-2913 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Norimatsu: "Cryogenic targets and related technologies at ILE Osaka university" Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 12. 1293-1301 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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