FTI Publications

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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)

Design Window for Chamber with Tungsten/Steel First Wall; Jake Blanchard, D.A. Haynes, G.L. Kulcinski, December 2002 [presented at High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 5-6 December 2002, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (18 pages, 697 kB)

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)

Comparison of Proposed First Wall Experiments; Jake Blanchard, April 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM, 9-10 April 2003]. (15 pages, 545 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)

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)

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)

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)

An Upper Bound for Stress Waves Induced by Volumetric Heating in IFE Chamber Walls; J.P. Blanchard and Jens Conzen, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 3.0 MB)

Experimental Hydrodynamics Model for First Wall Protection in IFE Reactors; Riccardo Bonazza, Jason Oakley, Mark Anderson, Phongsan Meekunnasombat, Shaoping Wang, Paul Brooks, April 2002 [presented at the High Average Power Lasers Meeting, General Atomics, La Jolla CA, 4-5 April 2002]. (1 page, 1.8 MB)

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)

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)

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)

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)

UWFDM-1413   Future Trend Toward the Ultimate Goal of Radwaste-Free Fusion: Feasibility of Recycling/Clearance, Avoiding Geological Disposal; L.A. El-Guebaly, June 2012 [presented at the 1st Conference on Inertial Fusion Energy, 25-27 April 2012, Yokohama, Japan; published in J. Plasma and Fusion Research 8, 3404041 (May 2013)]. (8 pages, 878 kB)

BUCKY Parameter Sweeps Using Condor -- a Powerful Analysis Tool; Milad Fatenejad, Paul Wilson, Gregory Moses, December 2002 [presented at High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 5-6 December 2002, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (4 pages, 201 kB)

Modeling of Z-Ablation; I.E. Golovkin, R.R. Peterson, D.A. Haynes, G. Rochau, November 2001 [presented at Laser IFE Program Workshop, 13-14 November 2001, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pleasanton, CA]. (9 pages, 350 kB) [more]

First Wall Response to the 400MJ NRL Target; D.A. Haynes, Jr. and R.R. Peterson, May 2001 [presented at the 2nd Laser IFE Program Workshop, May 31 - June 1, 2001, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (9 pages, 233 kB)

First Wall Response to Several 400MJ Targets' Threat Spectra; D.A. Haynes, Jr., R.R. Peterson, I.E. Golovkin, November 2001 [presented at Laser IFE Program Workshop, 13-14 November 2001, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pleasanton, CA]. (15 pages, 353 kB)

Chamber Gas Density Requirements for Ion Stopping; D.A. Haynes, Jr., April 2002 [presented at the High Average Power Lasers Meeting, General Atomics, La Jolla CA, 4-5 April 2002]. (12 pages, 579 kB)

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) [more]

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)

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)

Analysis of HAPL Armor Candidate Materials with Magnetic Intervention Using the BUCKY Simulation Code; T.A. Heltemes, G.A. Moses, August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (10 pages, 1.4 MB)

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)

Increasing Chamber Armor Lifetime with the Tamped Target Design and Low-Pressure Buffer Gas; T. Heltemes and G.A. Moses, October 2007 [presented at the 17th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 30-31 October 2007, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (19 pages, 3.4 MB)

Analysis of Carbon-Bearing Materials for Use as First Wall Armor in the HAPL Chamber; T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (1 page, 1.9 MB)

Analysis of Carbon Bearing Materials for Use as First Wall Armor in the HAPL Chamber; T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses, October 2008 [presented at the 19th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 22-23 October 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (8 pages, 358 kB)

UWFDM-1351   Analysis of Carbon-Bearing Materials for Use as First Wall Armor in the HAPL Chamber; T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA].

Nuclear Analysis Capabilities for Fusion Energy Systems; A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, B. Smith, B. Kiedrowski, March 2007 [presented at the 2007 ANS Student Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 29-31 March 2007]. (1 page, 4.8 MB)

Dry-Wall Target Chambers for Direct-Drive Laser Fusion; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, D.A. Haynes, February 2001 [presented at the Laser IFE Program Workshop, February 6-7, 2001, Naval Research Laboratory]. (43 pages, 713 kB)

IFE Chamber Design Progress at the University of Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, November 2001 [presented at Laser IFE Program Workshop, 13-14 November 2001, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pleasanton, CA]. (6 pages, 719 kB)

Current Phase I Goals for Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, December 2002 [presented at High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 5-6 December 2002, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (5 pages, 225 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)

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)

Magnetic Intervention Chamber Design Configuration Options; Edward Marriott, October 2008 [presented at the 19th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 22-23 October 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (23 pages, 2.7 MB)

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)

The High Average Power Laser (HAPL) Project; Greg Moses and Gerald Kulcinski, April 22, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (12 pages, 799 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)

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