University of California at Berkeley
Inertial Confinement Fusion -- Beam Physics Section
Overview
A realistic driver for an ICF power plant could be a particle beam which deposits its energy into a fusion target. In order for this scheme to be successful, appropriate beam sources and accelerators must be developed, and the beam must be focused accurately onto the target. UCB students are participating in this endeavor to make beam drivers a reality.
Berkeley students are able to conduct research with beam research groups at LLNL and LBNL.
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