Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
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Inertial C<strong>on</strong>finement <str<strong>on</strong>g>Fusi<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>cept<br />
Our ultimate goal is to create a short lived, microminiature star<br />
which will release energy by therm<strong>on</strong>uclear fusi<strong>on</strong> in the same<br />
manner that our sun and the stars produce energy.<br />
Heating<br />
of<br />
ablator<br />
DT<br />
Fuel<br />
Use high power<br />
laser to heat<br />
outer surface of pellet<br />
Ablati<strong>on</strong><br />
and<br />
compressi<strong>on</strong><br />
Outward streaming ablator<br />
material produces an inward<br />
directed, rocket-like<br />
force that compresses<br />
the DT fuel<br />
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