Conveners
(DPP) W4-5 Plasma Physics and Technology | Physique et technologie des plasmas (DPP)
- Jordan Morelli (Queen's University)
It is a tremendously exci5ng 5me for fusion energy: a9er six decades of research and experimenta5on, self-propaga5ng fusion burns have been achieved in the laboratory at the Na5onal Igni5on Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore Na5onal Laboratory (LLNL) in California. NIF, the world’s largest and most energe5c laser, uses 192 laser beams to deliver over two megajoules of energy in...
On December 5, 2022 a milestone was reached in fusion energy research with the achievement of scientific breakeven for the first time in a controlled laboratory environment [1]. This was done at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) using 2.05 MJ of laser drive energy and releasing 3.1 MJ of fusion energy in an indirect-drive scheme, coupling laser energy into x-rays before...
Minimizing or eliminating the need for induction from a central solenoid during startup, ramp-up and sustainment of a tokamak plasma is a critical challenge in magnetic fusion energy. Solenoid-free startup techniques such as helicity injection (HI) and radiofrequency (RF) wave injection offer the potential to simplify the cost and complexity of fusion energy systems by reducing the technical...
