Ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks from direct converting laser energy into motion by nonlinear forces

Heinrich Hora, George H. Miley, Paraskevas Lalousis, Kirk Flippo, Sandrine A. Gailard, Dustin Offermann, Juan Fernandez, Xiaoling Yang, Masakatsu Murakami, Reynaldo Castillo, Timothy Stait-Gardner, Brent Le Cornu, Julio Pozo

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Abstract

In contrast to thermal pressure, 100,000 times higher acceleration of plasma blocks was predicted and measured by using nonlinear (ponderomotive) forces. This permits side-on ignition of uncompressed solid fusion fuel deuterium-tritium and hydrogen-boron11.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, CLEOPR 2011
Pages878-880
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, CLEOPR 2011 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 28 Aug 20111 Sept 2011

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, CLEOPR 2011
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period28/08/111/09/11

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