Thermonuclear energy production of a cylindrical plasma imploded by a heavy liner
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 16 (5) , 791-796
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/16/5/007
Abstract
The production of thermonuclear energy by the adiabatic compression of a ß 1-dense plasma by a cylindrical heavy liner is investigated. Energy yields and compression ratios are optimized as functions of the initial conditions (plasma temperature and nτ-product, liner inertia). D-T α-self–heating is computed by dividing the α-population into a Maxwellian cold part and a flat hot part. High-energy amplification requires α-self-heating and stability of the liner-plasma interface well after the turn-around time.Keywords
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