Critical Elements of High Gain Laser Fusion.

Abstract

Progress toward high gain laser fusion can be measured by a set of five critical elements. They are the laser-to-fuel coupling efficiency, the cold fuel isentrope, the implosion asymmetry, the ablation pressure, and the ignition concept. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 1981
Accession Number
ADA094103

Entities

People

  • Stephen E. Bodner

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Computer Programs
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • High Density
  • High Gain
  • Ignition
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Targets
  • Rayleigh Taylor Instability
  • Two Dimensional
  • Ultraviolet Lasers
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition