Reaching high-yield fusion with a slow plasma liner compressing a magnetized target

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 978-988

  Ryutov, D D ^a   Parks, P B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetized target fusion; Magneto inertial fusion; Plasma liner

Indexed keywords

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

HIGH-Z MATERIAL; MAGNETIZED PLASMAS; MAGNETIZED TARGET FUSION; MAGNETO-INERTIAL FUSION; PLASMA LINER; PLASMA TARGETS; REACTOR CHAMBER; SOFT LANDING;

PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 56549122192     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST08-A1913     Document Type: Article

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