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Pellet and implosion scaling
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2009
Abstract
Recent progress of pellet implosion research is remarkable in the obtainment of a high density (100 times solid density) and a high temperature plasma (which produces thermonuclear neutrons of 1013 per shot or a pellet gain of 0·2%) and in the corresponding understanding of the implosion physics. The data bases for laser fusion have been accumulated in preparation for a fusion ignition experiment and the achievement of break-even condition, which is estimated to be possible with 100 kJ blue laser.
The recent progress of driver technology, such as new types of solid state lasers, excimer laser, light ion beam (LIB), heavy ion beam (HIB) and free electron laser, now enabled us to design a high pellet gain experiment with a MJ driver.
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