欧洲大型激光项目HiPER的现状分析

Situation analysis of European large-scale laser project HiPER

高功率激光能源研究(HiPER)项目由英国科研委员中心实验室理事会组织发起,是欧盟致力于以高能量激光驱动惯性约束聚变为基础,发展清洁聚变能源技术为目标的大型研究项目。其设计意图是发展激光驱动的惯性聚变技术,使欧洲在惯性聚变能的研究领域占据领先地位,同时借助HiPER激光装置所提供的极端实验条件,使其在极端物态科学研究领域具备其它国家没有的能力。目前它已由初期的泛欧项目发展成为一个全球聚变能科研合作的典范,其中有许多值得借鉴之处。作者从HiPER的研制背景、项目规划与管理、技术进展、对外合作等诸多方面进行了系统梳理,力图全面地反映出HiPER项目的整体进展情况。最后对HiPER项目进行了总结,这对从事激光装置及聚变能开发的科研人员可起到参考和借鉴作用。

The high power laser energy research（HiPER） project is initiated by the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils in United Kingdom and dedicated to the development of carbon-free thermonuclear energy source on base of high power laser driven inertial confinement fusion.The design purpose of HiPER is not only to develop laser-driven inertial confinement fusion technology and make Europe a leading position in the research field of inertial fusion energy,but also to achieve an internationally unique capability in the field of extreme physical state scientific research by means of the extreme experimental conditions provided by HiPER laser device.HiPER,starting from a PanEuropean project,has now been becoming an example of global fusion energy research cooperation,which offers us many references.An overall description of current HiPER development status in various aspects such as research background,project planning management,technical progress,external cooperation is presented.A conclusion is made in the end with expectation for providing useful information to the researchers in large laser facilities and fusion energy development.