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1976
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/16/5/007
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Thermonuclear energy production of a cylindrical plasma imploded by a heavy liner

Abstract: The production of thermonuclear energy by the adiabatic compression of a ß ≫ 1-dense plasma by a cylindrical heavy liner is investigated. Energy yields and compression ratios are optimized as functions of the initial conditions (plasma temperature and nτ-product, liner inertia). D-T α-self–heating is computed by dividing the α-population into a Maxwellian cold part and a flat hot part. High-energy amplification requires α-self-heating and stability of the liner-plasma interface well after the turn-around time.

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“…This leads to a factor-4-larger energy investment required to produce break-even conditions. Reference [5] mentions the existence of experimental information from laserdriven implosions which indicates that the imploding shell is more stable than one would expect from the application of RT stability theory. In reviewing the subject of RT growth rates, Suydam [13] at Los Alamos has collated the results of inferred metallic viscosity from many experiments on shock waves in aluminium at high pressures.…”
Section: The Incompressible Linermentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This leads to a factor-4-larger energy investment required to produce break-even conditions. Reference [5] mentions the existence of experimental information from laserdriven implosions which indicates that the imploding shell is more stable than one would expect from the application of RT stability theory. In reviewing the subject of RT growth rates, Suydam [13] at Los Alamos has collated the results of inferred metallic viscosity from many experiments on shock waves in aluminium at high pressures.…”
Section: The Incompressible Linermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Jablon and Rioux [5] considered an infinitely thin, incompressible liner. They also ignored radial heat trransport losses from the plasma.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dans les plasmas créés par laser, le rayonnement est emprisonné et le confinement est inertiel [5]. Dans d'autres cas, on utilise l'énergie électrique pour mettre en mouvement implosif un cylindre et créer ainsi un plasma dense thermonucléaire [6]. La méthode du fil explosé [7] produit un plasma difficile à utiliser à cause des problèmes liés à la fusion et à la volatilisation du fil.…”
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“…exemple, Buneman[21 ] propose :6 N 1 M 1/3 illp où M et m sont les masses respectives des ions et des électrons et 03C9P la fréquence de plasma. Dupree[22] propose la formule 03C3 ~ 10 ffip/kÀD où k est un vecteur d'onde moyen et 03BBD la longueur de Debye.…”
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