Pellet X-ray spectra for laser fusion reactor designs
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 19 (3) , 301-311
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/19/3/003
Abstract
The calculated X-ray energy contents, spectra and pulse lengths for a range of simple target designs that include deuterium-tritium fuel surrounded by mercury are given. The calculations start with a compressed pellet core at the time of ignition and the evolution of the burning pellet is followed by using a plasma hydrodynamic-thermonuclear burn-radiative transfer computer code. It is shown that the pellet released radiation energy contents, spectra and pulse lengths depend upon pellet mass, density and material structure, and total yield.Keywords
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