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A conceptual design using a pulsed fission reactor to excite an oxygen-iodine laser holds potential as an alternative laser driver for the Laboratory Microfusion Facility.
Presents a conceptual design for a nuclear pumped laser driver for microfusion facilities.
Hypothesis-generating fission-pumped laser concept; leaves open feasibility pending engineering validation for microfusion.
A conceptual design for an alternative laser driver for the Laboratory Microfusion Facility (LMF) is presented. A pulsed fission reactor is used to excite an oxygen-iodine laser in this study based on preliminary data on nuclear pumping of O2(1 Δ). Although a working NPL of this specific type has not yet been assembled, we believe this concept holds great potential both as a test facility driver and as a future power reactor.
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Balog et al. (1989) studied this question. Nuclear Pumped Laser (pulsed fission reactor exciting an oxygen-iodine laser) was evaluated. A conceptual design using a pulsed fission reactor to excite an oxygen-iodine laser holds potential as an alternative laser driver for the Laboratory Microfusion Facility.
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