Figure 1. Fast Ignition Scheme for Inertial Confinement Fusion (IMAGE)

The University of Osaka

Figure 1. Fast Ignition Scheme for Inertial Confinement Fusion

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(1) Compressing fusion fuel by nanosecond laser beams

(2) Heating the compressed fuel by a picosecond laser beam to ignite

(3) Ignition and burn

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Osaka University

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