Ablation Stability of Laser-Driven Implosions
- 22 July 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 33 (4) , 205-208
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.33.205
Abstract
Perturbation analysis of the stability of ablative, laser-driven implosions of homogeneous spherical pellets shows stability of the ablation surface, a necessary condition for achieving the high densities required for laser fusion. This conclusion is supported by physical arguments.Keywords
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