Edward Teller Lectures: Lasers And Inertial Fusion Energy (Second Edition)

by Heinrich Hora (Editor), George H Miley (Editor)

Overview

How to achieve unlimited, safe, clean and low-cost energy by laser- or beam-driven inertial nuclear fusion has preoccupied all winners of the Edward Teller Medal since its inception in 1991. This book presents their findings, meeting discussions, and personal insights from Edward Teller himself. Expect discussion of important advances anticipated in the future such as multi-billion dollar fusion research projects (NIF), and new schemes such as the petawatt-picosecond laser-plasma interactions evoking new physics and coupling mechanisms.For the first time, laser technology of the new century is providing the very short and extremely intense energetic pulses needed for fusion energy from next generation power stations, which produce energy at cost several times lower than any other source. The long-sought dream to directly ignite frozen heavy hydrogen for controlled use is close to being realized. Years of research on plasmas and lasers carried out worldwide in highly sophisticated experiments is summarized. The coverage begins with the work of John Nuckolls and Nobel Laureate Nikolai Basov and leads to the new scheme of plasma block acceleration via the nonlinear ponderomotive force. Edward Teller Lectures is one of the first guides to these new developments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911299653
Publisher:	Imperial College Press
Publication date:	10/03/2016
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Portrait of Edward Teller v

Motto Edward Teller vii

Foreword Edward Michael Campbell 1

Introductory Remarks to the "Edward Teller Lectures" H. Hora G. H. Miley 3

Occasional Addresses by Edward Teller at Conferences of Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena (LIRPP) 25

Futurology of High Intensity Lasers (LIRPP Vol. 3A) 29

Lecture in Connection with the Edward Teller Medal Award (LIRPP Vol. 10) 39

Photo of the First Recipients of the Edward Teller Medal in 1991 43

Photos from the Edward Teller Medal Celebration in 1997 44

Photo with Participants of the LIRPP No. 12 Conference, 1995 45

Photo with Edward Teller Medalists at IFSA01, Kyoto, 2001 46

Keynote Address: The Edward Teller Lecture (LIRPP Vol. 11) 49

Keynote Address: Dr. Edward Teller (LIRPP Vol. 12) 57

Teller Award Presentation and Keynote Address (LIRPP Vol. 13) 61

Laudations of Awardees 1991-1995 (LIRPP Vol. 13) 71

Laudations of Awardees 1999-2003 77

Lectures Presented by the Edward Teller Medalists 81

Edward Teller Medal: Acceptance Remarks (LIRPP Vol. 10) J. H. Nuckolls 89

Comments on the History and Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion (LIRPP Vol. 10) N. G. Basov 89

Laser Fusion Research in 30 Years: Lecture of Edward Teller Awardee (LIRPP Vol. 10) C. Yamanaka 95

New Basic Physics Derived from Laser Plasma Interaction (LIRPP Vol. 10) H. Hora 103

Acceptance of the Edward Teller Medal (LIRPP Vol. 11) R. Dautray 117

The Edward Teller Medal Lecture: The Evolution Toward Indirect Drive and Two Decades of Progress Toward ICF Ignition and Bum (LIRPP Vol: 11) J. D. Lindl 121

Views on Inertial Fusion Energy Development (LIRPP Vol. 11) S. Nakai 151

Path to Ignition: US Indirect Target Physics (LIRPP Vol. 12) M. Cray E. M. Campbell 157

Teller Award Acceptance Speech (LIRPP Vol. 12) R. L. McCrory 167

1995 Edward Teller Lecture: Patience and Optimism (LIRPP Vol. 12) G. H. Miley 179

Teller Award Acceptance Speech (LIRPP Vol. 12) G. A. Kiriliov 199

The Edward Teller Medal Lecture: High Intensity Lasers and the Road to Ignition (LIRPP Vol. 13) M. H. Key 203

ICF Related Research at MPQ (LIRPP Vol. 13) J. Meyer-ter-Vehn 215

The Long Way Towards Inertial Fusion Energy (LIRPP Vol. 13) G. Velarde 223

Monte Carlo Methods in ICF (LIRPP Vol. 13) G. B. Zimmerman 231

Scaling Laws of Nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor and Richtmyer-Meshkov Instabilities in Two and Three Dimensions (IFSA 1999) D. Shvarts (with co-authors) 253

Design of Ignition Targets for the National Ignition Facility (IFSA 1999) S. W. Haan (with co-authors) 263

A Survey of Studies on Ignition and Burn of Inertially Confined Fuels (IFSA 2001) S. Atzeni 271

Teller Medal Lecture IFSA 2001: Problems and Solutions in the Design and Analysis of Early Laser Driven High Energy Density and ICF Target Physics Experiments (IFSA 2001) M. D. Rosen 281

Prospects for High-Gain, High Yield NIF Targets Driven by 2ω (Green) Light L. J. Suter (with co-authors) 293

Hydrodynamic Instability, Integrated Code, Laboratory Astrophysics and Astrophysics H. Takabe 313

30 Years Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena (LIRPP Vol. 13) H. Horn 337

Laudations of Awardees 2005-2015 353

On the Path to Fusion Energy M. Tabak 363

The Role of Experimental Science in ICF - Examples from X-Ray Diagnostics and Targets J. D. Kilkenny 381

Impact of Fast Ignition on Laser Fusion Energy Development K. Mima 391

The Early Years of Indirect Drive Development for High Energy Density Physics Experiments at AWE B. R. Thomas 399

Progress in Cryogenic Target Implosions on OMEGA R. Betti (with co-authors) 413

Ignition and Inertial Confinement Fusion at The National Ignition Facility E. I. Moses 421

Effect of the Laser Wavelength: A Long Story of Laser-Plasma Interaction Physics for Inertial Confinement Fusion C. Labaune 429

Experiments in ICF, Materials Science, and Astrophysics B. A. Remington 439

Alternative Approaches to High Energy Density Fusion J. Hammer 449

Direct-Drive Implosion Physics: Results from OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility R. Petrasso (with co-authors) 457

Studies of High Energy Density Physics and Laboratory Astrophysics Driven by Intense Lasers J. Zhang 465

2015 Award to Academician Jie Zhang 471

A Pathway to Laser Fusion Energy in Japan H. Azechi 475

Epilogue 481

Author Index 483

Subject Index 491

Acknowledgement 497