Titre : | The physics of inertial fusion: beam plasma interaction, hydrodynamics, hot dense matter | Type de document : | document imprimé | Auteurs : | Stefano Atzeni, Auteur ; J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, Auteur | Editeur : | New York : Clarendon Press | Année de publication : | 2004 | Autre Editeur : | Oxford University Press | Collection : | International series of monographs on physics | Importance : | XXII-512 p. | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 0-19-856264-0 | Prix : | 158 | Note générale : | Hardback
| Langues : | Français (fre) | Index. décimale : | 50 Physics of Gases, Plasmas, and Electric Discharges | Résumé : | Synopsis This book is on inertial confinement fusion, an alternative way to produce electrical power from hydrogen fuel by using powerful lasers or particle beams. Two huge laser facilities are presently under construction to show that this method works. It involves the compression of tiny amounts (micrograms) of fuel to thousand times solid density and pressures otherwise existing only in the centre of stars. Thanks to advances in laser technology, it is now possible to produce such extreme states of matter in the laboratory. Recent developments have boosted laser intensities again with new possibilities for laser particle accelerators, laser nuclear physics, and fast ignition of fusion targets. This is a reference book for those working on beam plasma physics, be it in the context of fundamental research or applications to fusion energy or novel ultra-bright laser sources. The book combines quite different areas of physics: beam target interaction, dense plasmas, hydrodynamic implosion and instabilities, radiative energy transfer as well as fusion reactions. Particular attention is given to simple and useful modelling, including dimensional analysis and similarity solutions. Both authors have worked in this field for more than 20 years. They want to address in particular those teaching this topic to students and all those interested in understanding the technical basis. Book Description This book is on inertial confinement fusion, an alternative way to produce electrical power from hydrogen fuel by using powerful lasers or particle beams. Two huge laser facilities are presently under construction to show that this method works. It involves the compression of tiny amounts (micrograms) of fuel to thousand times solid density and pressures otherwise existing only in the centre of stars. Thanks to advances in laser technology, it is now possible to produce such extreme states of matter in the laboratory. Recent developments have boosted laser intensities again with new possibilities for laser particle accelerators, laser nuclear physics, and fast ignition of fusion targets. This is a reference book for those working on beam plasma physics, be it in the context of fundamental research or applications to fusion energy or novel ultra-bright laser sources. The book combines quite different areas of physics: beam target interaction, dense plasmas, hydrodynamic implosion and instabilities, radiative energy transfer as well as fusion reactions. Particular attention is given to simple and useful modeling, including dimensional analysis and similarity solutions. Both authors have worked in this field for more than 20 years. They want to address in particular those teaching this topic to students and all those interested in understanding the technical basis. Table of contents : Foreword Preface 1 Nuclear Fusion Reactions 2 Thermonuclear Fusion and Confinement 3 Inertial Confinement by Spherical Implosion 4 Ignition and Burn 5 Energy Gain 6 Hydrodynamics 7 Thermal Waves and Ablative Drive 8 Hydrodynamic Stability 9 Hohlraum Targets 10 Hot Dense Matter 11 Beam-Target Interaction 12 Fast Ignition References
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The physics of inertial fusion: beam plasma interaction, hydrodynamics, hot dense matter [document imprimé] / Stefano Atzeni, Auteur ; J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, Auteur . - Clarendon Press : [S.l.] : Oxford University Press, 2004 . - XXII-512 p.. - ( International series of monographs on physics) . ISBN : 0-19-856264-0 : 158 Hardback
Langues : Français ( fre) Index. décimale : | 50 Physics of Gases, Plasmas, and Electric Discharges | Résumé : | Synopsis This book is on inertial confinement fusion, an alternative way to produce electrical power from hydrogen fuel by using powerful lasers or particle beams. Two huge laser facilities are presently under construction to show that this method works. It involves the compression of tiny amounts (micrograms) of fuel to thousand times solid density and pressures otherwise existing only in the centre of stars. Thanks to advances in laser technology, it is now possible to produce such extreme states of matter in the laboratory. Recent developments have boosted laser intensities again with new possibilities for laser particle accelerators, laser nuclear physics, and fast ignition of fusion targets. This is a reference book for those working on beam plasma physics, be it in the context of fundamental research or applications to fusion energy or novel ultra-bright laser sources. The book combines quite different areas of physics: beam target interaction, dense plasmas, hydrodynamic implosion and instabilities, radiative energy transfer as well as fusion reactions. Particular attention is given to simple and useful modelling, including dimensional analysis and similarity solutions. Both authors have worked in this field for more than 20 years. They want to address in particular those teaching this topic to students and all those interested in understanding the technical basis. Book Description This book is on inertial confinement fusion, an alternative way to produce electrical power from hydrogen fuel by using powerful lasers or particle beams. Two huge laser facilities are presently under construction to show that this method works. It involves the compression of tiny amounts (micrograms) of fuel to thousand times solid density and pressures otherwise existing only in the centre of stars. Thanks to advances in laser technology, it is now possible to produce such extreme states of matter in the laboratory. Recent developments have boosted laser intensities again with new possibilities for laser particle accelerators, laser nuclear physics, and fast ignition of fusion targets. This is a reference book for those working on beam plasma physics, be it in the context of fundamental research or applications to fusion energy or novel ultra-bright laser sources. The book combines quite different areas of physics: beam target interaction, dense plasmas, hydrodynamic implosion and instabilities, radiative energy transfer as well as fusion reactions. Particular attention is given to simple and useful modeling, including dimensional analysis and similarity solutions. Both authors have worked in this field for more than 20 years. They want to address in particular those teaching this topic to students and all those interested in understanding the technical basis. Table of contents : Foreword Preface 1 Nuclear Fusion Reactions 2 Thermonuclear Fusion and Confinement 3 Inertial Confinement by Spherical Implosion 4 Ignition and Burn 5 Energy Gain 6 Hydrodynamics 7 Thermal Waves and Ablative Drive 8 Hydrodynamic Stability 9 Hohlraum Targets 10 Hot Dense Matter 11 Beam-Target Interaction 12 Fast Ignition References
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