Developments in inertial fusion energy and beam fusion at magnetic confinement

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 439-449

  Hora, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inertial fusion energy; Laser ignition; Magnetic confinement; Neutral beam fusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011518991     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034604223242     Document Type: Article

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