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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
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • The University of Osaka
  • Western Sydney University
  • Universidad Diego Portales

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperConference Paperpeer-review

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

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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