Field-Generating Thermal Instability in Laser-Heated Plasmas.
Abstract
The intense thermal energy flux emanating from the critical layer in laser-produced plasmas is shown to generate an instability that derives from the magnetic field dependence of the thermal conductivity. This implies that B fields, with their attendant nonuniform heating effects, will occur even in uniformly irradiated spherical pellets or plane slabs. These fields may play a role in attempts to compress pellets for fusion for example by being partially trapped and amplified by compression in the interior of a pellet. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769459
Entities
People
- Derek A. Tidman
- Ramy A. Shanny