Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses

A method for inertial confinement fusion driven by powerful long wavelength electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), such as ${\rm CO}_{2}$ laser pulses or high power microwave pulses, is proposed. Due to the high efficiency of generating such long wavelength electromagnetic pulses, this method is especially...

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Main Authors: Baifei Shen, Xueyan Zhao, Longqing Yi, Wei Yu, Zhizhan Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2013-12-01
Series:High Power Laser Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471913000194/type/journal_article
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Xueyan Zhao
Longqing Yi
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description A method for inertial confinement fusion driven by powerful long wavelength electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), such as ${\rm CO}_{2}$ laser pulses or high power microwave pulses, is proposed. Due to the high efficiency of generating such long wavelength electromagnetic pulses, this method is especially important for the future fusion electricity power Special fuel targets are designed to overcome the shortcomings of the long wavelength electromagnetic pulses.
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spelling doaj.art-457a1cf80b2e4164b87d1c9383ba17a92023-03-09T12:35:47ZengCambridge University PressHigh Power Laser Science and Engineering2095-47192052-32892013-12-01110510910.1017/hpl.2013.19Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulsesBaifei Shen0Xueyan Zhao1Longqing Yi2Wei Yu3Zhizhan Xu4State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, ChinaState Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, ChinaState Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, ChinaState Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, ChinaState Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, ChinaA method for inertial confinement fusion driven by powerful long wavelength electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), such as ${\rm CO}_{2}$ laser pulses or high power microwave pulses, is proposed. Due to the high efficiency of generating such long wavelength electromagnetic pulses, this method is especially important for the future fusion electricity power Special fuel targets are designed to overcome the shortcomings of the long wavelength electromagnetic pulses.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471913000194/type/journal_articleCO2 laserInertial confinement fusionlaser acceleration
spellingShingle Baifei Shen
Xueyan Zhao
Longqing Yi
Wei Yu
Zhizhan Xu
Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses
High Power Laser Science and Engineering
CO2 laser
Inertial confinement fusion
laser acceleration
title Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses
title_full Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses
title_fullStr Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses
title_full_unstemmed Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses
title_short Inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses
title_sort inertial confinement fusion driven by long wavelength electromagnetic pulses
topic CO2 laser
Inertial confinement fusion
laser acceleration
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2095471913000194/type/journal_article
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