The present status of laser fusion researches in Japanis described. In the first, the fast ignition laser fusion is the high-light of high power laser applications. The recent progress of fast ignition research project at Osaka University: FIREX will be reported. As the industrial applications of laser produced neutron and X-ray, it is explored how they are used for diagnosing the chemical and physical processes in fuel cell and other chemical energyconverters. These applications are also important topics of this talk. As the laser fusion reactor technology, we will also present "UV Laser Ablations and Erosions to Investigate Fusion Reactor Surface Material Interactions, Hydrogen Storage Thin Layers Formations and the Related Subjects."

Date Published: 13 November 2010
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 7751, XVIII International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers, 775102 (13 November 2010); doi: 10.1117/12.880325

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XVIII International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers