The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …

Shock ignition is an approach to direct-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) in which the
stages of compression and hot spot formation are partly separated. The fuel is first imploded …

Shock ignition [R. Betti et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 155001 (2007)] is being pursued as a
viable option to achieve ignition on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Shock-ignition target …

The purpose of this document is to present some of the works undertaken at CELIA
laboratory (CEA, CNRS, Université Bordeaux I) in the field of numerical modeling of highly …

A brief overview of the inertial fusion principles and schemes is presented. The bases for the
laser driven ignition experiments programmed for the near future at the National Ignition …

Several aspects of the sensitivity of a shock-ignited inertial fusion target to variation of
parameters and errors or imperfections are studied by means of one-dimensional and two …

In inertial fusion shock ignition, separation of the stages of fuel compression and hot spot
creation introduces some degree of design flexibility. A lower implosion velocity can be …

Abstract Analysis of low initial aspect ratio direct-drive target designs is carried out by
varying the implosion velocity and the fuel mass. Starting from two different spherical targets …

Shock ignition concept is a promising approach to inertial confinement fusion that may allow
obtaining high fusion energy gains with the existing laser technology. However, the spike …

We present results on laser-driven relativistic electron beam propagation through aluminum
samples, which are either solid and cold or compressed and heated by laser-induced shock …