Published September 15, 1988
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Journal article
Laser-driven implosion of thermonuclear fuel to 20 to 40 g cm-3
- 1. Rochester Univ., NY (USA). Lab. for Laser Energetics
Description
Inertial fusion requires the compression of fusion fuel to densities approaching 1,000 times the density of liquid DT. Compression of DT to densities in the range of 100 to 200 times its liquid density has been achieved using cryogenically cooled solid-fuel-layer DT-filled capsules irradiated directly with high-intensity symmetric short-wavelength laser radiation. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nature (London)
- Journal Volume
- 335
- Journal Issue
- 6187
- Series
- Nature (London).
- Journal Page Range
- 225-229
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- CODEN
- NATUA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 20007059
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPRESSION; CRYOGENICS; DENSITY; DEUTERIUM TARGET; DEUTERIUM TRITIDE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL PELLETS; LASER IMPLOSIONS; LASER RADIATION; SHORT WAVE RADIATION; SOLID FUELS; THERMONUCLEAR FUELS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS; TRITIUM TARGET; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA; DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY SOURCES; EVALUATION; FUELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IMPLOSIONS; INFORMATION; MATERIALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; NUMERICAL DATA; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; REACTOR MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS; TARGETS; TRITIDES; TRITIUM COMPOUNDS