Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) has existed as a field of study since the 1970s, but the field
was born out of the Cold War. In the decades since the 1960s, pioneering research …

Accurate x-ray scattering techniques to measure the physical properties of dense plasmas
have been developed for applications in high energy density physics. This class of …

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 …

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 …

Indirect-drive hohlraum experiments at the National Ignition Facility have demonstrated
symmetric capsule implosions at unprecedented laser drive energies of 0.7 megajoule. One …

The heating of dense matter to extreme temperatures motivates the development of powerful
lasers,,,. However, the barrier the critical electron density imposes to light penetration into …

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

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments are designed using computer simulations that
are approximations of reality and therefore must be calibrated to accurately predict …

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 …

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