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3 maj 2016 · Initial MagLIF experiments on the Z-machine at SNL, using a 10 T axial magnetic field, 19 MA drive and 2 kJ from the Z-beamlet laser, demonstrated fusion product confinement by the compressed...
8 paź 2013 · Here we propose and implement a means to drive fusion reactions between protons and boron-11 nuclei by colliding a laser-accelerated proton beam with a laser-generated boron plasma. We...
With the advancement of ultra-intense and ultra-short laser technology, lasers have achieved new parameters in femtosecond (10–15 s) and petawatt (1015 W) ranges. Ion acceleration driven by these lasers has become a prominent research area. However, most research still relies on traditional Gaussian lasers, posing challenges in enhancing the low divergence angle, high flux, and high ...
5 lut 2024 · Scientists have now achieved a record yield of fusion energy when directly irradiating targets with only 28 kilojoules of laser energy. The use of high-energy, high-power lasers offers a...
1 sty 2024 · The proposal of using intense laser beams or intense laser-accelerated proton beams to impact a boron target so as to generate the p 11 B fusion is becoming increasingly attractive.
20 cze 2024 · The repeated achievement of fusion ignition at NIF has established the fundamental scientific feasibility of laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) as a path toward fusion energy—a potentially transformative technology that could produce electric power without carbon emissions, long-lived nuclear waste, or the risk of meltdowns.
1 sie 2024 · The results from NIF demonstrate that a laser-driven fusion target can achieve a target gain G > 1 and that the basic physics is understood. Although challenges remain for researchers and companies to take the NIF results and produce an economical power plant, the path to fusion energy is clear.
