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High Average Power Laser (HAPL) Program
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and other institutions are carrying out a multidisciplinary program to develop high energy pulsed lasers and complementary technologies for fusion energy and defense applications. For fusion energy, an array of high-energy laser beams would symmetrically and directly illuminate a cryogenic target that has been injected into a chamber. The deuterium-tritium fuel in the target undergoes thermonuclear burn and the energy is used to generate electricity. The attractiveness of this approach lies in its inherent simplicity, its separable architecture, and the modular nature of the laser driver. This lowers development costs and allows multiple options for the lasers, targets, and chambers.
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UWFDM-1339 Effects of He+ Implantation on the Surface Morphology of SiC; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, D.R. Boris, R.P. Ashley, November 2006 [prepared for the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 4.5 MB)
Surface Effects of Steady State He+ Implantation in CVD Silicon Carbide;
S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel,
August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (30 pages, 5.6 MB)
Preliminary Results for Steady State Implantation of He+ and D+ in Carbon Velvet and W-Coated Carbon Velvet;
S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, T. Knowles, R.F. Radel, D. Boris, C. Seyfert, D. Donovan, A. Creuziger, J. Nacker,
December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (32 pages, 12 MB)
Ion Implantation Effects on CVD SiC and Carbon-Carbon Velvet;
S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris,
April 2007 [presented at the IFE Science and Technology Strategic Planning Workshop: Updates on Progress, Visions, and Near-Term Opportunities, 24-27 April 2007, San Ramon, California]. (1 page, 2.8 MB)
Steady-State He+ Implantation In Engineered First Wall Armor Materials;
S.J. Zenobia, B. Egle, T. Knowles, R. Raffray, J. Shea, S. O'Dell, G. Kulcinski and the IEC Group,
October 2008 [presented at the 19th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 22-23 October 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (34 pages, 11 MB)
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Building Tools for Atomic Data Calculations;
Jiankui Yuan,
September 2003 [poster presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (1 page, 1.2 MB)
Innovations in 3-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for Fusion Systems;
P. Wilson, T. Tautges, M. Sawan, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, G. Sviatoslavsky, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, B. Smith, R. Slaybaugh,
November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (27 pages, 4.2 MB)
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UWFDM-1256 A Lithium Self-Cooled Blanket Concept for the HAPL Conceptual Inertial Confinement Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, M.E. Sawan, and X. Wang, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 535-539]. (8 pages, 4.7 MB) [more]
Some Considerations in Preparation for Starting Study On the Design of a Dry Wall Blanket for HAPL;
I.N. Sviatoslavsky and M.E. Sawan,
February 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, 5-6 February 2004, Atlanta GA]. (18 pages, 369 kB)
A Self-Cooled Lithium Blanket Concept for HAPL;
I.N. Sviatoslavsky,
June 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 2-3 June 2004, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA]. (17 pages, 298 kB)
A Self-Cooled Lithium Blanket Concept for HAPL;
I.N. Sviatoslavsky,
September 2004 [presented at the 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 14-16 September 2004, Madison WI]. (1 page, 3.8 MB)
Solid Breeder Blanket Design Concepts for HAPL;
Igor N. Sviatoslavsky,
October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (20 pages, 12 MB)
Breeder Blanket Engineering Designs for HAPL and Impact of Magnetic Diversion;
I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, M.E. Sawan, X. Wang,
March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (14 pages, 777 kB)
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Mechanical Design and Neutronics Analysis for Li Blanket in 10.5 m Chamber;
I.N. Sviatoslavsky and M.E. Sawan,
June 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 20-21 June 2005, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA]. (19 pages, 15 MB)
Mechanical Design for the Reference HAPL Chamber Blanket;
I.N. Sviatoslavsky and M.E. Sawan,
November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (14 pages, 1.5 MB)
Blanket Design for a Magnetic Diversion Chamber;
G. Sviatoslavsky,
March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (14 pages, 484 kB)
Design, Fabrication and Maintenance Considerations of Blanket Options for Magnetic Intervention;
G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, A.R. Raffray,
August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (19 pages, 17 MB)
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Blanket and Shield Design Considerations for Magnetic Intervention;
G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, A.R. Raffray,
December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (20 pages, 8.9 MB)
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Exterior Magnets Concept - Blanket and Vacuum Vessel Chamber Integration and Maintenance;
G. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, A.R. Raffray,
January 2007 [presented at the HAPL Magnetic Intervention Chamber Core Meeting, 30-31 January 2007, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA]. (18 pages, 9.2 MB)
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Mobile Tiles for Inertial Fusion First Wall/Blanket Systems;
L.L. Snead, M.E. Sawan, P. Papano, E. Marriott, and C.S. Aplin,
October 2008 [presented at the 19th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 22-23 October 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (1 page, 1.6 MB)
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UWFDM-1275 Neutronics Assessment of Blanket Options for the HAPL Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber; M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, X. Wang, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]
UWFDM-1311 Neutronics Analysis of a Self-Cooled Blanket for a Laser Fusion Plant with Magnetic Diversion; M.E. Sawan, C.S. Aplin, G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM; published in Fusion Science and Technology, 52/4 (November 2007) 771-775]. (8 pages, 642 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1327 Neutronics Analysis of a Molten Salt Blanket for the HAPL Laser Fusion Power Plant with Magnetic Intervention; M.E. Sawan, C.S. Aplin, G. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (8 pages, 726 kB) [more]
Neutronics Assessment of Self-Cooled Li Blanket Concept;
M.E. Sawan,
June 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 2-3 June 2004, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA]. (11 pages, 134 kB)
Neutronics Assessment of Solid Breeder Blanket Concept;
M.E. Sawan,
October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (13 pages, 1.8 MB)
Neutronics Issues Related to the Magnetic Diversion Concept;
M.E. Sawan,
March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (9 pages, 428 kB)
Comparison of Neutronics Features for Candidate Blankets;
M.E. Sawan,
June 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 20-21 June 2005, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA]. (14 pages, 6.6 MB)
Neutronics Assessment of Blanket Options for the HAPL Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber;
M.E. Sawan and A.R. Raffray,
September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 4.8 MB)
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Is it Possible to Have a TBR > 1.0 in a Small ICF Materials Test Facility?;
M.E. Sawan, G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky,
November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (7 pages, 965 kB)
Radiation Environment at Final Optics of Small Materials Test Facility;
M.E. Sawan,
November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (7 pages, 1.3 MB)
Neutronics Parameters for the Reference HAPL Chamber;
M.E. Sawan,
November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (12 pages, 861 kB)
Radiation Environment at Final Optics of HAPL;
M.E. Sawan,
March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (16 pages, 561 kB)
Nuclear Assessment of HAPL Chamber with Magnetic Intervention;
M.E. Sawan,
August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (19 pages, 3.0 MB)
Nuclear Assessment for Final Optics of HAPL;
M.E. Sawan,
August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (23 pages, 869 kB)
Neutronics Analysis of a Self-Cooled Blanket for a Laser Fusion Plant with Magnetic Diversion;
M.E. Sawan, C.S. Aplin, G. Sviatoslavsky, I. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray,
November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (17 pages, 1.8 MB)
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Nuclear Assessment of Final Optics of a KrF Laser Driven Fusion Power Plant;
M.E. Sawan, M.W. McGeoch, A. Ibrahim, and P. Wilson,
November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (20 pages, 802 kB)
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Nuclear Assessment of a Flibe/SiC Blanket with Magnetic Intervention;
M.E. Sawan,
December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (20 pages, 7.3 MB)
Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the Final Optics System with GIMMs;
M.E. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T. Bohm, P. Wilson,
December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (18 pages, 2.5 MB)
Shielding Requirements for Flibe/SiC Blanket with Magnetic Intervention;
M.E. Sawan,
January 2007 [presented at the HAPL Magnetic Intervention Chamber Core Meeting, 30-31 January 2007, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA]. (11 pages, 875 kB)
Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the Final Optics System of HAPL;
M.E. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T. Bohm, P. Wilson,
April 2007 [presented at the IFE Science and Technology Strategic Planning Workshop: Updates on Progress, Visions, and Near-Term Opportunities, 24-27 April 2007, San Ramon, California]. (1 page, 401 kB)