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Laser-induced fusion has been demonstrated by illuminating deuterium—tritium-filled spherical glass shells with a Nd:glass laser [l,2]. These shells were filled with DT fuel mixtures to pressures from 10 to 150 atm,‡ and have had diameters in the range of 40 to 150 μm. The DT fusion reaction occurs as the irradiated shell implodes, compressing the fuel gases which are inertially confined at the high temperatures and densities required to initiate the reaction [3,4]. Theoretical considerations have suggested that the yield of thermonuclear neutrons can be enhanced if the fuel is condensed in a uniform layer on the inner surface of the shell at the time it is irradiated. [5]. This paper describes one approach developed to enable laser illumination of cryogenic fuel configurations with the fuel condensed in either liquid or solid layers.
Work supported in part by the U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration under Contracts EY-76-C-02-2709 and ES-77-C-02-4149.
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Henderson, T.M., Jacobs, R.B., Musinski, D.L., Simms, R.J., Wuttke, G.H. (1978). Point-Contact Conduction-Cooling Technique and Apparatus for Cryogenic Laser Fusion Pellets. 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_86
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