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Thermonuclear fusion research in this ongoing program is conducted by illuminating small thin-walled spherical glass shells, filled with mixtures of deuterium and tritium, with a Nd:glass laser [1]. The mass of fuel (tritium and deuterium) contained by a pellet is specified by the fuel fill pressure at 300 K. (Hereinafter, “fill pressure” means pressure at 300 K.) In the experiments described herein, pellets are filled with fill pressures from 10 to 155 atm. Figure 1 shows a typical pellet.
Work supported in part by the U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration under Contract EY-76-C-02-2709 and contract ES-77-C-02-4149.
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Henderson, T.M., Simms, R.J., Jacobs, R.B. (1978). Cryogenic Pellets for Laser-Fusion Research—Theoretical and Practical Considerations. In: Timmerhaus, K.D. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4039-3_85
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