Physics principles of inertial confinement fusion and US program overview
OA Hurricane, PK Patel, R Betti, DH Froula… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
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 …
was born out of the Cold War. In the decades since the 1960s, pioneering research …
A milestone in fusion research is reached
R Betti - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
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Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment
H Abu-Shawareb, R Acree, P Adams, J Adams… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
On December 5, 2022, an indirect drive fusion implosion on the National Ignition Facility
(NIF) achieved a target gain G target of 1.5. This is the first laboratory demonstration of …
(NIF) achieved a target gain G target of 1.5. This is the first laboratory demonstration of …
Experimental achievement and signatures of ignition at the National Ignition Facility
An inertial fusion implosion on the National Ignition Facility, conducted on August 8, 2021
(N210808), recently produced more than a megajoule of fusion yield and passed Lawson's …
(N210808), recently produced more than a megajoule of fusion yield and passed Lawson's …
Energy principles of scientific breakeven in an inertial fusion experiment
OA Hurricane, DA Callahan, DT Casey… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Fusion “scientific breakeven”(ie, unity target gain G target, total fusion energy out> laser
energy input) has been achieved for the first time (here, G target∼ 1.5). This Letter reports …
energy input) has been achieved for the first time (here, G target∼ 1.5). This Letter reports …
Demonstration of a hydrodynamically equivalent burning plasma in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion
V Gopalaswamy, CA Williams, R Betti, D Patel… - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Focussing laser light onto the surface of a small target filled with deuterium and tritium
implodes it and leads to the creation of a hot and dense plasma, in which thermonuclear …
implodes it and leads to the creation of a hot and dense plasma, in which thermonuclear …
Increased Ion Temperature and Neutron Yield Observed in Magnetized Indirectly Driven -Filled Capsule Implosions on the National Ignition Facility
JD Moody, BB Pollock, H Sio, DJ Strozzi, DDM Ho… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
The application of an external 26 Tesla axial magnetic field to a D 2 gas-filled capsule
indirectly driven on the National Ignition Facility is observed to increase the ion temperature …
indirectly driven on the National Ignition Facility is observed to increase the ion temperature …
[HTML][HTML] Dream fusion in octahedral spherical hohlraum
K Lan - Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The octahedral spherical hohlraum provides an ideal and practical approach for indirect-
drive toward a dream fusion with predictable and reproducible gain and opens a route to the …
drive toward a dream fusion with predictable and reproducible gain and opens a route to the …
Design of the first fusion experiment to achieve target energy gain
In this work we present the design of the first controlled fusion laboratory experiment to
reach target gain G> 1 N221204 (5 December 2022)[Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 065102 (2024) …
reach target gain G> 1 N221204 (5 December 2022)[Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 065102 (2024) …
Hohlraum reheating from burning NIF implosions
As fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) approach and exceed
breakeven, energy from the burning capsule is predicted to couple to the gold walls and …
breakeven, energy from the burning capsule is predicted to couple to the gold walls and …