Prospects for high gain inertial fusion energy: An introduction to the first special edition

TY - JOUR

T1 - Prospects for high gain inertial fusion energy

T2 - An introduction to the first special edition

AU - Norreys, P. A.

AU - Ridgers, C.

AU - Lancaster, K.

AU - Koepke, M.

AU - Tynan, G.

N1 - © 2020, The Authors(s).

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - A European consortium of 15 laboratories across nine nations have worked together under the EUROFusion Enabling Research grants for the past decade with three principle objectives. These are: (a) investigating obstacles to ignition on megaJoule-class laser facilities; (b) investigating novel alternative approaches to ignition, including basic studies for fast ignition (both electron and ion-driven), auxiliary heating, shock ignition etc.; and (c) developing technologies that will be required in the future for a fusion reactor. The Hooke discussion meeting in March 2020 provided an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in inertial confinement fusion research world-wide to date. This first edition of two special issues seeks to identify paths forward to achieve high fusion energy gain. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Prospects for high gain inertial fusion energy (part 1)'.

AB - A European consortium of 15 laboratories across nine nations have worked together under the EUROFusion Enabling Research grants for the past decade with three principle objectives. These are: (a) investigating obstacles to ignition on megaJoule-class laser facilities; (b) investigating novel alternative approaches to ignition, including basic studies for fast ignition (both electron and ion-driven), auxiliary heating, shock ignition etc.; and (c) developing technologies that will be required in the future for a fusion reactor. The Hooke discussion meeting in March 2020 provided an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in inertial confinement fusion research world-wide to date. This first edition of two special issues seeks to identify paths forward to achieve high fusion energy gain. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Prospects for high gain inertial fusion energy (part 1)'.

KW - central hot spot

KW - direct drive

KW - fast ignition

KW - indirect drive

KW - inertial confinement fusion

KW - inertial fusion energy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85092752419&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1098/rsta.2020.0006

DO - 10.1098/rsta.2020.0006

M3 - Review article

C2 - 33040658

AN - SCOPUS:85092752419

SN - 1364-503X

VL - 378

JO - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

JF - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

IS - 2184

M1 - 20200006

ER -