We will describe our optical laser pumped xuv Laser Program. To date, we have concentrated our efforts on exploding foil amplifier designs using Ne-like n=3p to 3s inversion schemes. We will describe our latest modeling results as well as measurements which demonstrate output power near the 1 MW level at 206 and 209 A and lasing at wavelengths as short as 106 A.

This paper discusses the use of a free-electron laser amplifier as a means of converting the kinetic energy of an electron beam into coherent radiation. In particular, the use of an induction linear accelerator is discussed. The motion of the elections in the tapered and untapered wiggler magnets is discussed as well as the beam emittance, and the radiation fields involved. (LSP)

The primary objective the LLNL Laser Fusion Program is to understand and develop the science and technology of inertial confinement fusion. Nova, a 100-TW/100-kJ laser system, has demonstrated efficient compression, ignition, and burn of D-T fusion fuel. The LLNL fusion computer program (LASNEX) and experiments strongly support achieving high gain with the proposed multi-MJ laser system. In this paper, I examine the prompt and residual radiations associated with these laser systems. 3 refs., 6 figs., 4 tabs.

This is the minority report on the decision to use local ganging in the central calorimeter and major portions of the end cap calorimeters. The method not chosen for the readout is distant ganging. This method requires that the signal from each pad be carried to the outer radial edge of the board. There the signals from successive boards are connected together in parallel(ganged). From there the signal is carried to the cryostat port. All of the procedures needed to effect this design are known at this time. The line connecting each pad to the outer edge of its board can be produced by routing the line onto the readout board when the pads are routed. The lines are designed to be .007 inches wide with .008 inch spacings between lines. Lines of these dimension have been produced at Fermi Lab with very little difficulty. Three lines each 50 feet long were cut with out a break or short on the first attempt using the Fermi Gerber router. The connection from the lead to ganging cable is made with lands at the outer edge of the board. The ganging cable is created by layering copper and mylar. The first surface …

Primarily, Mound was to evaluate both improved-iridium and standard-flight iridium blanks with respect to current GPHS-CVS manufacturing processes and provide example-weld-quality CVS to the Savannah River Plant (SRP) for its weldability study. Additionally, Mound's practice of performing a final outgassing (1500/sup 0/C for 1 hr) of CVS was evaluated with respect to metallurgical properties of iridium cups and electron-beam (EB) welding characteristics of CVS subassembly components.

Calculation of heating caused by the deposition of x-rays in thin film optical elements is complicated because the mean free path of photo and autoionization electrons is comparable to the thin film thickness and thus the electron deposition cannot be considered local. This paper describes the modeling in a 1-D code of: (a) x-ray deposition and transport; (b) electron production, deposition and transport; and (c) thermal conduction and transport. X-ray transport is handled by multigroup discrete ordinates, electron transport is done by the method of characteristics, applied to the two term spherical harmonics expansion approximation (P1) to the Spencer-Lewis transport equation, and thermal transport is computed by a simple Richardson extrapolation of a backward Euler solution to the heat conduction equations. Results of a few test cases are presented. 8 refs., 26 figs., 2 tabs.

Fuel cycle costs with HEU and LEU fuels for the IAEA generic 10 MW reactor are updated to reflect the change in DOE pricing policy for enrichment services as of October 1985 and the published charges for LEU reprocessing services as of February 1986. The net effects are essentially no change in HEU fuel cycle costs and a reduction of about 8 to 10% in the fuel cycle costs for LEU silicide fuel.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has undertaken a series of research efforts to develop and implement improvements to the Community Climate Model (CCM) needed to make the model more applicable to studies of the climatic effects of nuclear war. The development of the model improvements has reached a stage where implementation may proceed, and several of the developed routines are being incorporated into the next approved version of the CCM (CCM1). Formal documentation is being completed describing the specific model improvements that have been successfully implemented. This final report includes the series of annual proposals and progress reports that have guided the project.

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An inductively-coupled-plasma source mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) has been used to measure the isotopic composition of U, Pb, Os, and B standards. Particular emphasis has been placed on uranium because of its nuclear and environmental interest and because of the availability of a well-characterized set of standards with a wide range of isotopic compositions. The precision and accuracy obtainable in isotope ratio measurements by ICP-MS depend on many factors including background, interferences, dead time, mass fractionation (bias), abundance sensitivity, and counting statistics. Which, if any, of these factors controls accuracy and precision depends on the type of sample being analyzed and the characteristics of the mass spectrometer. These issues are discussed in detail.