Prospect of efficient high-power-density operation of KrF*-excimer for fusion driver: characteristics in Kr-rich gas mixtures

Abstract
Numerical analysis of the kinetics in an e-beam excited KrF laser medium demonstrates the feasibility of a compact KrF fusion driver operating at high intensity (∼100MW/cm2) and intrinsic efficiency (∼20%) in a Kr/F2 mixture. Some primitive concepts of KrF fusion driver modules are discussed.