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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456114403321

Autore

Winterberg Friedwardt <1929->

Titolo

The release of thermonuclear energy by inertial confinement [[electronic resource] ] : ways towards ignition / / Friedwardt Winterberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76356-3

9786612763564

981-4295-91-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (436 p.)

Disciplina

539.764

Soggetti

Inertial confinement fusion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Overview; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Nuclear Fission and Fusion Reactions; 3 The Thermonuclear Plasma; 4 Collision Processes in Thermonuclear Plasmas; 5 Shock and Compression Waves; 6 Thermonuclear Ignition and Burn; 7 Ignition by Fission Explosives; 8 Non-Fission Ignition; 9 Thermonuclear Lenses and Shaped Charges; 10 The Signi.cance of Thermonuclear Microexplosions for Fundamental Research; 11 Recent Developments; 12 The Future

A 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 LaboratoryAbout the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 companio