Speaker
Dr
Angelo Schiavi Schiavi
(SBAI Department, Sapienza University of Rome)
Description
The long running quest for demonstrating ignition and gain in Inertial Confinement Fusion [1] has come to crucial point, where the proof of principle of this approach to fusion energy is within the reach of the scientific community. We present the status of this field of research, both at the international [2] and european level [3], focussing on the experimental activities, on the guiding models, and on the diagnostic tools that are routinely used or currently developed. The path ahead is also indicated, highlighting some of the key points in the design of a fusion reactor. The recent results obtained by our group concerning target design for shock ignition [4] and optimization of irradiation schemes [5] are illustrated.
References
[1] J.D. Lindl, Physics of Plasmas 2 (1995) 3933
[2] J.D. Lindl, E.I. Moses, Physics of Plasmas 18 (2011) 050901
[3] M. Dunne, Nature Physics 2 (2006) 2
[4] S. Atzeni, A. Schiavi and A. Marocchino, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 53 (2011) 35010
[5] A. Schiavi, S. Atzeni and A. Marocchino, Europhysics Letters 94 (2011) 35002
Primary author
Dr
Angelo Schiavi
(Sapienza - Università di Roma and CNISM)
Co-authors
Dr
A. Marocchino
(Sapienza - Università di Roma and CNISM)
Prof.
S. Atzeni
(Sapienza - Università di Roma and CNISM)
