AEC opens up on laser fusion implosion concept
AUG 01, 1972
DOI: 10.1063/1.3070955
Interest in laser‐produced thermonuclear fusion is increasing rapidly. Until recently almost all discussion in the open literature mentioned only the possibility of using the laser to heat a fusion‐fuel pellet, and most observers argued that the laser energy requirement for a fusion reactor would be impracticably high.
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