ARIES-IFE study aimed at identifying operational windows, trade-offs, and key physics and technology uncertainties for various IFE chamber concepts. The ARIES Team selected heavy-ion indirect target designs of LLNL/LBL and direct-drive target designs of NRL as reference targets. Three main classes of chamber concepts were analyzed including dry walls, solid structures with protective zones (e.g., wetted walls), and thick-liquid concepts. The operational window for each of these combinations of target and chamber has been studied.

Papers are written by the ARIES Team members that include scientists from U.S. national laboratories, universities, and industry with strong international collaboration. The issue includes an appendix giving the bios of the scientists. The issue was edited by Farrokh Najmabadi.

For further information on obtaining access to this issue, contact Nermin Uckan (uckanna@ornl.gov) or Farrokh Najmabadi (najmabadi@fusion.ucsd.edu) or visit the journal site at http://www.ans.org/pubs/journals/fst/