Studies of a Magnetic Pellet Injector for Laser Fusion

This paper is concerned with fundamental experiments of the first challenge of constructing a magnetic pellet injector for laser fusion scheme. The main architecturemagnetic storage section, magnetic injection section, and laser timing irradiationsectionare tested. An injected iron pellet (diameter 9.5 mm, velocity 3.5 m/s) is irradiated by pulse YAG laser with 100 % probability at a flight distance of 15 cm. This study assures us of a view of the future pellet injector.