Neutron yield in conic targets with additional laser fuel heating

The compression and the thermonuclear energy release in conic targets with additional laser heating are calculated. It is shown that irradiation of conic targets with a compound KrF laser pulse with energy 300-400 kJ can provide a neutron yield of >= 1016 per shot and, accordingly, target energy gain coefficients above 0.1. As a result, it is possible to create the high repetition rate thermonuclear neutron source with yield 1016-1017 per shot on the basis of UV-laser.