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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

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

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 publicationProceedings of the 2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, 28 August -1 September 2011, Sydney, Australia
PublisherIEEE
Pages878-880
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9780977565771
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventInternational Quantum Electronics Conference -
Duration: 28 Aug 2011 → …

Conference

ConferenceInternational Quantum Electronics Conference
Period28/08/11 → …

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