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This is a comprehensive book which describes the three essential parts of what is known as "Inertial Confinement Fusion": the way thermonuclear burn takes place in non-magnetized, magnetized and fusion-fission hybrid assemblies; the pulse power ignition technology (nuclear, electrical, optical and chemical); and the applications of inertial confinement fusion technology for peaceful nuclear energy on Earth and in space.
An integrated single text of such extensive technical width is a rare find, and younger generations of nuclear engineers any physicists will appreciate this book as a companion to their traditional textbooks.
Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1: Introduction (227 KB)
Contents:
- Nuclear Fission and Fusion Reactions
- The Thermonuclear Plasma
- Collision Processes in Thermonuclear Plasmas
- Shock and Compression Waves
- Thermonuclear Ignition and Burn
- Ignition by Fission Explosives
- Non-Fission Ignition
- Thermonuclear Lenses and Shaped Charges
- The Significance of Thermonuclear Microexplosions for Fundamental Research
- Recent Developments
- The Future
- Appendix:
- Comparison of the Recently Proposed Super Marx Generator Approach to Thermonuclear Ignition with the DT Laser Fusion–Fission Hybrid Concept by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Readership: Nuclear and rocket scientists.
