Status of CO2-laser fusion
Abstract
Some experiments being conducted to demonstrate the scientific feasibility of the thermonuclear burn of small fuel masses ( 1 mg) are described. The major items of interest in inertial confinement fusion target physics discussed include the stability of implosions, energy transport, and ignition criteria.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8314491R
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Inertial Confinement Fusion;
- Laser Fusion;
- Laser Targets;
- Energy Transfer;
- Heating;
- Hot Electrons;
- Hydrodynamics;
- Implosions;
- Laser Weapons;
- Scaling Laws;
- Lasers and Masers