Review Article

Review on Recent Developments in Laser Driven Inertial Fusion

Figure 1

Generation of blocks of deuterium plasma moving against the neodymium glass laser light (positive velocities to the right) and moving into the plasma interior (negative velocities) at irradiation by a neodymium glass laser of 1018 W/cm2 intensity onto an initially 100 eV hot and 100 μm thick bi-Rayleigh profile with minimum internal reflection. The electromagnetic energy density ( )/(8 ) is shown at the same time of 1.5 PS after start of the constant irradiation.
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