Inertial confinement fusion /

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Imprint:New York : American Institute of Physics, c1992.
Description:xvii, 417 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Research trends in physics
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1605657
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Other authors / contributors:Brueckner, Keith A.
Institute for Advanced Physics Studies. La Jolla International School of Physics
ISBN:0883189259
Notes:At head of title: La Jolla International School of Physics, the Institute for Advanced Physics Studies.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Targets, Drivers, and Reactors. Reasons that Laser Fusion Provides a Physics Solution for Clean Energy Production which is Less Expensive than Light Water Reactors / M. Aydin, L. Cicchitelli, H. Hora, G. Kasotakis, R. Khoda-Bakhsh, E. Kuhn, G. H. Miley, P. Pieruschka and R. J. Stening. Laser Driver for Inertial Confinement Fusion / N. G. Basov, L. P. Feoktistov and Yu. V. Senatsky. Distribution of the Power Flux on a Capsule Enclosed in a Radiating Cavity / A. Caruso and C. Strangio. Modeling of Weakly Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Instabilities in Inertial Fusion / S. W. Haan. Large Growth Rayleigh-Taylor Experiments on Nova / B. A. Remington, S. W. Haan, S. G. Glendinning, J. D. Kilkenny, D. H. Munro and R. J. Wallace. Brief Summary of the International Symposium on Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion / T. J. Fessenden. Target Development and Laser Fusion Experiments / R. R. Johnson. High-Density Compression Experiments and Reactor Design at ILE, Osaka / Y. Kitagawa, K. Mima, H. Azechi, H. Takabe, S. Nakai and C. Yamanaka / M. and GOD Groups. The Effect of Beam Instabilities on Ion Diode Behavior / N. A. Krall. Longitudinal Instability of Induction Linac Drivers / E. P. Lee. On Aspects of Advanced Fuel Fusion for ICF / George H. Miley. Proton Beam Fusion: Beam Propagation and Focusing / K. Niu. High Gain Targets for Heavy Ions; Direct Drive Approach and Considerations on Reactor Chamber / G. Velarde, J. M. Martinez-Val and J. M. Perlado. Recirculating Induction Accelerator as a Low-Cost Driver for Heavy Ion Fusion / J. J. Barnard, M. A. Newton, L. L. Reginato, W. M. Sharp, H. D. Shay and S. S. Yu
  • Pt. II. Driver-Plasma Interaction: Driver Energy Absorption and Scattering. Generation of Suprathermal Particles, Harmonics, and Quasistationary Magnetic Fields. Parametric Instabilities with Laser Beam Smoothing / H. A. Baldis. Stimulated Raman Scattering from Density Cavities in Laser-Produced Plasmas / H. C. Barr, T. J. M. Boyd and A. P. Mackwood. Stimulated Raman Scattering: Collisional Damping and the Long Wavelength Spectral Gap / H. C. Barr, T. J. M. Boyd and A. P. Mackwood. Trends in Laser-Plasma-Instability Experiments for Laser Fusion / R. P. Drake. Laser Filamentation in Plasmas / E. M. Epperlein. Challenges to Our Understanding of the Scattering Instabilities of Laser Fusion / T. W. Johnston. Investigation of the Stimulated Raman Scattering and the Two Plasmon Decay Instabilities and Their Impact on (3/2) Harmonic Generation / J. Meyer. Laser Plasma Interaction Studies Relevant for Inertial Confinement Fusion / O. Willi, T. Afshar-rad, V. Barrow, M. Desselberger, J. Edwards, L. Gizzi, F. Khattak and S. Viana. The Transient Behaviour of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering / Edward A. Williams and Rebecca R. McGowan
  • Pt. III. Transport in Laser Fusion. Nonlinear Transport and Magnetic Field Generation / M. G. Haines. Theory of Traasport in Laser Plasma / V. P. Silin and S. A. Uryupin
  • Pt. IV. ICF Diagnostics. Neutral Particle Diagnostics in Laser Plasma Research / Y. A. Zakharenkov, A. S. Shikanov, I. G. Lebo, V. B. Rozanov, T. V. Mishchenko, G. V. Shpatakovskaya, Z. Ahmad and T. A. Hall. Nonequilibrium Atomic Physics in Laser Fusion / Takashi Yabe and Takayasu Mochizuki
  • Pt. V. Abstracts. Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in ICF-Targets / S. I. Anisimov. The NIKE Laser Program and its Test of the Direct-Drive Concept / S. Bodner, J. Gardner, R. Lehmberg and S. Obenschain. Linear and Nonlinear Evolution of Instabilities in Applied-B Ion Diodes / M. P. Desjarlais. The Design of 200 kJ Nd: Glass Laser System for ICF / N. G. Kovalsky and M. I. Pergament. ICF Reactor Design for KrF and HIB Drivers / M. J. Monsler.