The 1990 National Academy of Science final report of its review of the Inertial Confinement
Fusion Program recommended completion of a series of target physics objectives on the 10 …

Abstract The National Ignition Facility (NIF) has been designed, constructed and has
recently begun operation to investigate the ignition of nuclear fusion with a laser with up to …

This book focuses on the physics of laser plasma interactions and presents a
complementary and very useful numerical model of plasmas. It describes the linear theory of …

Our understanding of laser-plasma instability (LPI) physics has improved dramatically over
the past two decades through advancements in experimental techniques, diagnostics, and …

The stimulated backscattering of laser light remains a central problem of pragmatic and
scientific interest to laserdriven Inertial Confinement Fusion ICF. 1 For plasma conditions …

We present the first simultaneous observations of ion acoustic and electron plasma waves in
laser-produced dense plasmas with Thomson scattering. In addition to measuring the …

Thomson scattering has recently been introduced as a fundamental diagnostic of plasma
conditions and basic physical processes in dense, inertial confinement fusion plasmas …

The experimental evidence for multiple-beam laser-plasma instabilities of relevance to laser
driven inertial confinement fusion at the ignition scale is reviewed, in both the indirect and …

Two-dimensional simulation studies are reported of the nonlinear development of stimulated
Raman scattering (SRS) from a compact laser hot spot using a reduced model, which …

Laser–plasma interaction instabilities can be detrimental for direct-drive inertial confinement
fusion by generating high-energy electrons that preheat the target. An experimental platform …