Principles of controlled thermonuclear fusion

The achievement of nuclear fusion for industrial energy production is only possible if the reacting nuclei have a thermonuclear temperature at least equal to 108 deg K. The experimental work follows mainly two lines: the first one consists of irradiating a small dense pellet by giant laser pulses to that nuclear reactions take place significantly before the matter be dispersed. Another possibility relies upon the concept of magnetic trap where the thermonuclear temperature could be maintained by the energy released by the nuclear reactions