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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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Investigations of the Richtmyer-Meshkov and Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities; R. Bonazza, M.H. Anderson, J. Oakley, P. Brooks, P. Meekunnasombat, J. Niederhaus, B. Motl, D. Ranjan, C. Selig, J. White, September 2003 [poster presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (1 page, 3.0 MB)
BUCKY Simulations of Tungsten RHEPP Experiments: Initial Temperature, Ion Type Effects and Stresses; R.R. Peterson, September 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (9 pages, 420 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)
Fracture of Tungsten in a HAPL Chamber; J.P. Blanchard, September 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (18 pages, 695 kB)
Effect of Helium and Deuterium Implantation on Tungsten Surfaces at T>1000 C; Ben Cipiti, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.R. Piefer, S.K. Murali, R.F. Radel, A. Wehmeyer, D. Boris, T. Uchytil, September 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, 24-25 September 2003]. (16 pages, 6.6 MB)
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)
Helium Implantation in Tungsten; B.B. Cipiti and G.L. Kulcinski, February 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, 5-6 February 2004, Atlanta GA]. (20 pages, 1.9 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Modeling of HAPL FW Tests; J. Blanchard, October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (19 pages, 999 kB)
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)
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)
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)
Implantation of D+ and He+ in W-Coated Refractory Carbides; R.F. Radel and G.L. Kulcinski, October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (18 pages, 7.7 MB)
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)
Comparison of Chamber Response With and Without Ions; J.P. Blanchard, March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (24 pages, 601 kB)
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)
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) [more]
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)
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)
Effect of Re Alloying in W on Surface Morphology Changes after He+ Bombardment at High Temperatures; R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, T. Heltemes, G.A. Moses, June 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 20-21 June 2005, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA]. (22 pages, 5.2 MB)
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)
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) [more]
Comparing the Exposure Experiments; J.P. Blanchard, 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]. (18 pages, 161 kB)
High Fluence Implantation of Helium in Tungsten; R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, S.J. Zenobia, 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]. (19 pages, 1.6 MB)
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)
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)
Kinetic Modifications to the Threat Spectra on IFE Reactor First Walls; J.F. Santarius and 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]. (4 pages, 324 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)
350 MJ Target Thermal Response and Ion Implantation in 1 mm Thick Silicon Carbide Armor for 10.5 m HAPL Chamber; T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses, March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (13 pages, 2.3 MB)
Effects of Pulsed He+ Irradiation on Tungsten Surfaces; R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, S.J. Zenobia, March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (14 pages, 2.0 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)