Published 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

The simulation program: inertial-confinement thermonuclear fusion in the laboratory

  • 1. CEA Bruyeres le Chatel, Dir. des Applications Militaires, 91 (France)

Description

Modern nuclear weapons are of the thermonuclear type. For a thermonuclear reaction to take place, two nuclei must be brought sufficiently close together, in other words their repulsion potential must be overcome, so that they merge by fusion to form a heavier nucleus, a reaction which is also exothermic. (authors)

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Original title (English)
Le programme simulation: la fusion thermonucleaire par confinement inertiel en laboratoire

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Clefs CEA
Journal Issue
no.47
Series
Full text of the article available at: http://www.cea.fr/fr/institutions/librairie.htm
Journal Page Range
p. 59-61
ISSN
0298-6248
CODEN
CEACES