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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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FTI Publications
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)
Nuclear Environment at Final Optics of HAPL;
M.E. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T. Bohm, P. Wilson,
October 2007 [presented at the 17th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 30-31 October 2007, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (19 pages, 1.7 MB)
Operating Windows in Tungsten-Coated Steel Walls;
Jake Blanchard,
April 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM, 9-10 April 2003]. (22 pages, 1.1 MB)
Output Spectra from Direct Drive ICF Targets;
Robert R. Peterson, Igor E. Golovkin, Donald A. Haynes,
May 2001 [presented at the 2nd Laser IFE Program Workshop, May 31 - June 1, 2001, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (12 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1188 Practical Considerations for Thermal Stresses Induced by Surface Heating; J.P. Blanchard, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 101 (2003)]. (7 pages, 839 kB)
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)
Progress in Analyzing HAPL Tungsten Candidate First Wall Materials;
B.B. Cipiti, R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski,
June 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 2-3 June 2004, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA]. (18 pages, 1.7 MB)
Proposed Work - University of Wisconsin First Wall Battle Plan;
G.L. Kulcinski,
April 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM, 9-10 April 2003]. (7 pages, 965 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)
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)
Required Dimensions of HAPL Core System with Magnetic Intervention;
M.E. Sawan, C. Aplin, R. Raffray,
October 2007 [presented at the 17th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 30-31 October 2007, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (16 pages, 6.7 MB)
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Response of Dry Wall Graphite Chamber Designs to the Output Spectrum from a Directly Driven Laser IFE Target;
Donald A. Haynes, Jr. and Robert R. Peterson,
December 2002 [presented at High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 5-6 December 2002, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (26 pages, 1.8 MB)
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Response of Tungsten to High Temperature Implantation of D+ and He+;
R.F. Radel and G.L. Kulcinski,
March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (22 pages, 6.5 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)
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)
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)
Status of HAPL Tasks 1 and 3 for University of Wisconsin;
G. Moses and M. Fatenejad,
September 30, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (12 pages, 739 kB)
Status of Tasks 1 and 3 for University of Wisconsin;
G. Moses and M. Fatenejad,
September 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (12 pages, 358 kB)
Status of Wisconsin Experiments to Simulate Helium Effects on W at High Temperature;
G.L. Kulcinski,
April 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM, 9-10 April 2003]. (10 pages, 1.2 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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Stress and Yield Modeling in BUCKY;
R.R. Peterson,
September 2003 [poster presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (1 page, 369 kB)
UWFDM-1394 Structural Materials Damage in Fusion and Fission Systems; M.E. Sawan, May 2011. (11 pages, 602 kB)
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)
Target Threat Ion Spectra - Fluid or Kinetic Model?;
J.F. Santarius and G.A. Moses,
June 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 2-3 June 2004, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA]. (7 pages, 310 kB)
Target Threat Spectra;
G.A. Moses and J.F. Santarius,
March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (14 pages, 212 kB)
Target Threat Spectra;
G.A. Moses and J.F. Santarius,
June 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 20-21 June 2005, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA]. (33 pages, 563 kB)
Temperature Response and Ion Deposition in the 1 mm Tungsten Armor Layer for the 10.5 m HAPL Target Chamber;
T.A. Heltemes, D.R. Boris, M. Fatenejad, G.A. Moses,
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]. (22 pages, 1.8 MB)
The High Average Power Laser (HAPL) Project;
Greg Moses and Gerald Kulcinski,
April 22, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (12 pages, 799 kB)
The Potential for Graphite Oxidation in Dry Wall ICF Chambers;
E.A. Mogahed, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.G. Murphy, H.Y. Khater, M.H. Anderson, G.L. Kulcinski,
May 2001 [presented at the 2nd Laser IFE Program Workshop, May 31 - June 1, 2001, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (15 pages, 369 kB)
UWFDM-1314 Thermal Analysis of Candidate Armor Materials for Use in the Magnetic Cusp Field HAPL Reactor Design; T.A. Heltemes, G.A. Moses, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 615 kB)
Thermal Analysis of Candidate Armor Materials for Use in the Magnetic Cusp Field HAPL Reactor Design;
T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses,
November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (13 pages, 2.6 MB)
Threat Spectra Calculations for HAPL Chamber First Wall;
G.A. Moses, J.F. Santarius, and M. Fatenejad,
October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (19 pages, 1.2 MB)
Threat Spectra and Energy Partition for Au and Pd Coated Laser IFE Targets;
R.R. Peterson, I. Golovkin, D.A. Haynes, G.A. Moses,
November 2001 [presented at Laser IFE Program Workshop, 13-14 November 2001, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pleasanton, CA]. (27 pages, 3.6 MB)
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)
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)
UWFDM-1358 Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis of the Final Optics of a Laser Driven Fusion Power Plant; M.E. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T.D. Bohm, and P. Wilson, June 2008 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 83 (2008) 1879-1883].
UW First-Wall Threat Spectra Calculations;
J.F. Santarius, G.A. Moses,
August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (13 pages, 259 kB)
University of Wisconsin Chambers Work;
J.F. Santarius, G.A. Moses, M. Fatenejad,
February 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, 5-6 February 2004, Atlanta GA]. (11 pages, 468 kB)