An Introduction to Inertial Confinement Fusion.0750307013 An introduction to inertial confinement fusion Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a process where nuclear fusion reactions are initiated by heating and compressing a fuel target, typically in the form of a pellet that most often contains a mixture of deuterium and tritium. . Pfalzner, S. Taylor & Francis 2006 232 pages $129.95 Hardcover Series in plasma physics Noun 1. plasma physics - the branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" QC791 For graduate physics students, Pfalzner (U. of Cologne, Germany) presents a general overview of the processes involved in inertial confinement fusion so that newcomers to the field will not have to piece together the fundamentals from the fragments they are exposed to at conferences. The idea is to use inertia inertia (ĭnûr`shə), in physics, the resistance of a body to any alteration in its state of motion, i.e., the resistance of a body at rest to being set in motion or of a body in motion to any change of speed or change in direction of , rather than for example a magnetic field, to confine a fusion reaction just long enough to get really hot. Among her topics are laser drivers, basic plasma physics, hydrodynamic hy·dro·dy·nam·ic also hy·dro·dy·nam·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to hydrodynamics. 2. Of, relating to, or operated by the force of liquid in motion. compression and burn, energy requirements and gain, targets, and heavy-ion driven fusion. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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