Patent Number: H00005088
Section: claims

1. A driver for an ICF target that comprises a hollow spherical ablator surroundingly disposed around a quantity of fusion fuel, the driver comprising: a laser system, that provides laser beams for compressing the ablator to higher density; and  an ion beam system, that provides ion beams for delivering energy into the compressed ablator, so that the ablator implodes and compresses the quantity of fusion fuel to conditions wherein fusion reactions occur.  compressing the ablator to higher density, with laser beams; and  delivering energy into the compressed ablator, with ion beams, so that the ablator implodes and compresses the quantity of fusion fuel to conditions wherein fusion reactions occur.  a first ion beam system, that provides ion beams for compressing the ablator to higher density; and  a second ion beam system, that provides ion beams for delivering energy into the compressed ablator, so that the ablator implodes and compresses the quantity of fusion fuel to conditions wherein fusion reactions occur.  compressing the ablator to higher density, with a first quantity of ion beams; and  delivering energy into the compressed ablator, with a second quantity of ion beams, so that the ablator implodes and compresses the quantity of fusion fuel to conditions wherein fusion reactions occur. 2. A method of driving an ICF target, that comprises a hollow spherical ablator surroundingly disposed around a quantity of fusion fuel, to conditions wherein fusion reactions occur, the method comprising the steps of: 3. A driver for an ICF target that comprises a hollow spherical ablator surroundingly disposed around a quantity of fusion fuel, the driver comprising: 4. A method of driving an ICF target, that comprises a hollow spherical ablator surroundingly disposed around a quantity of fusion fuel, to conditions wherein fusion reactions occur, the method comprising the steps of: