Abstract
It is suggested that current requirements for high-gain inertial confinement fusion targets can be significantly reduced by using a properly shaped energetic ion beam. A criterion for programming is suggested and calculated numerically. Shaping reduces current requirements by a factor of 6 as compared with a constant pulse of the same maximal power.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 015 |
| Pages (from-to) | 315-319 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |