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Observation of persistent species temperature separation in inertial confinement fusion mixtures. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2020
The influence of contaminants is one of the factors hindering self-sustained thermonuclear burn in inertial confinement fusion. Here, the authors present evidence, through simulations and experiments, that contaminants do not fully reach thermal ...
Haines BM, Shah RC, Smidt JM, Albright BJ, Cardenas T, Douglas MR, Forrest C, Glebov VY, Gunderson MA, Hamilton CE, Henderson KC, Kim Y, Lee MN, Murphy TJ, Oertel JA, Olson RE, Patterson BM, Randolph RB, Schmidt DW.   +18 more
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Double 3 MJ dense plasma focus for thermonuclear drive inertial confinement fusion. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Nuclear fusion remains one of the most promising solutions for clean and sustainable energy production. However, significant challenges—including energy losses, plasma instabilities, and high operational costs—continue to hinder its practical realization.
Kiai SMS, Adlparvar S, Sadeghi H, Fazelpour S.   +3 more
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Review of commercial nuclear fusion projects

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023
Nuclear fusion technologies have re-gained momentum in the last decade thanks to their disruptive potential in different fields, such as energy production and space propulsion, and to new technological developments, especially high temperature ...
Samuele Meschini, Francesco Laviano, Francesco Laviano, Federico Ledda, Federico Ledda, Davide Pettinari, Raffella Testoni, Daniele Torsello, Daniele Torsello, Bruno Panella   +9 more
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Gamma-based nuclear fusion measurements at inertial confinement fusion facilities

Frontiers in Physics, 2022
Experiments performed on an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) platform offer a unique opportunity to study nuclear reactions, including reaction branches that are useful for diagnostic applications in ICF experiments as well as several that are relevant ...
Z. L. Mohamed, Y. Kim, J. P. Knauer
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Interstellar Propulsion Using Laser-Driven Inertial Confinement Fusion Physics

Universe, 2022
To transport a spacecraft to distances far beyond the solar heliosphere and around the planets of other stars will require advanced space propulsion systems that go beyond the existing technological state of the art. The release of fusion energy from the
Kelvin F. Long
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Magneto-Inertial Fusion and Powerful Plasma Installations (A Review)

Applied Sciences, 2023
A review of theoretical and experimental studies in the field of compression and heating of a plasma target in an external magnetic field, which has recently been called magneto-inertial fusion (MIF), has been carried out.
Sergei V. Ryzhkov
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Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) basics [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
Producing fusion reactions in a controlled way requires heating a mixture of the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium (DT) to temperatures in excess of 5 x 107 K and confining it for a sufficiently long time.
Atzeni Stefano
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Structural properties of hydrogen isotopes in solid phase in the context of inertial confinement fusion

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2013
Quality of Deuterium-Tritium capsules is a critical aspect in Inertial Confinement Fusion. In this work, we present a Quantum Molecular Dynamics methodology able to model hydrogen isotopes and their structural molecular organisation at extreme pressures ...
Guerrero Carlo, Cuesta-Lopez Santiago, Perlado J.M.   +2 more
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Generation of a sharp density increase in radiation transport between high-Z and low-Z plasmas

Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2016
A sharp density increase (referred to as density incrustation) of the Au plasmas in the radiative cooling process of high-Z Au plasmas confined by low-Z CH plasmas is found through the radiative hydrodynamic simulations.
Guangwei Meng, Jianguo Wang, Xuerong Wang, Jinghong Li, Weiyan Zhang   +4 more
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Controlled Fusion: Comparative Insights into Magnetic Confinement and Laser-Driven Technics [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This article explores controlled fusion as a promising avenue for sustainable energy production. It delves into two leading approaches -Magnetic Confinement Fusion (MCF) and laser-driven Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)— highlighting their principles ...
Fils Jérôme
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