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Patent No.:

US 10818400 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 27, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 18, 2018

Hybrid indirect-drive/direct-drive target for inertial confinement fusion

Applicant:

Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);

Inventor:

Lindsay John Perkins, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);

Attorney:

Eddie E. Scott

Primary Examiner:

Marshall P O'Connor

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H05H 1/22 (2006.01); G21B 1/00 (2006.01); G21B 1/19 (2006.01); G21B 1/23 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G21B 1/19 (2013.01); G21B 1/23 (2013.01);

Abstract

A hybrid indirect-drive/direct drive for inertial confinement fusion utilizing laser beams from a first direction and laser beams from a second direction including a central fusion fuel component; a first portion of a shell surrounding said central fusion fuel component, said first portion of a shell having a first thickness; a second portion of a shell surrounding said fusion fuel component, said second portion of a shell having a second thickness that is greater than said thickness of said first portion of a shell; and a hohlraum containing at least a portion of said fusion fuel component and at least a portion of said first portion of a shell; wherein said hohlraum is in a position relative to said first laser beam and to receive said first laser beam and produce X-rays that are directed to said first portion of a shell and said fusion fuel component; and wherein said fusion fuel component and said second portion of a shell are in a position relative to said second laser beam such that said second portion of a shell and said fusion fuel component receive said second laser beam.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Perkins, Lindsay. (2020). Hybrid indirect-drive/direct-drive target for inertial confinement fusion (U.S. Patent No. 10818400). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10818400

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