Thermonuclear Ignition and Burn
The following sections are included:
Ignition of Thermonuclear Reactions
Ignition Temperature for Black Body Radiation Losses
Ignition Temperature for Optically Thin Plasmas
Ignition Temperature of Small Thermonuclear Assemblies
Ignition in the Presence of a Strong Magnetic Field
Self-Heating Following Ignition
Thermonuclear Detonation Waves
Growing Thermonuclear Detonation Wave
Ignition and Thermonuclear Gain for Spherical Assemblies
Various Methods to Achieve Ignition
Autocatalytic Fission-Fusion Implosions
Bibliography for Chapter 6