Recent Contributions to the Use of Polyimide in the Fabrication of ICF and IFE Targets

Autor:	Forbes R. Powell
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Fabrication Materials science Nuclear Energy and Engineering Fully automated Hohlraum Mechanical Engineering General Materials Science Nanotechnology Fusion power Inertial confinement fusion Polyimide Civil and Structural Engineering
Zdroj:	Fusion Science and Technology. 45:197-201
ISSN:	1943-7641 1536-1055
DOI:	10.13182/fst04-a449
Popis:	This paper discusses some recent contributions to the use of polyimide in the fabrication of targets for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE). Polyimide has many desirable properties, including much higher strength and the ability to withstand much higher temperatures than similar polymer films. Recent research efforts have focused on the use of polyimide in a number of applications including gasbag targets, hohlraum windows, spherical target capsules, anti-convection baffles and various shaped membranes such as target capsule supports and cylindrical z-pinch targets where polyimide's advantages contribute to superior target performance. Also covered are the fabrication of thick-wall target capsules and the potential production of thin-wall spherical capsules by a fully automated process.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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