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Extraordinary strong jump of increasing laser fusion gains experienced at volume ignition for combination with NIF experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2013

Heinrich Hora
Heinrich Hora*
Affiliation:
Department of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Address correspondence and request for reprints to: Heinrich Hora, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. E-mail: h.hora@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

Aiming breakeven for nuclear fusion energy needs a more than 1000 times higher fusion gain. This may be achieved as the anomalously high jump of gains known from the discovery of volume ignition since 1978. This is considered for combination with the present most advanced experiments at the world highest class laser of NIF.

Keywords

Gabor's collective stopping lengthLaser driven nuclear fusionRe-heat by alpha particlesSpark ignitionVolume ignition
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , June 2013 , pp. 229 - 232
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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