The Physics of Inertial Fusion
BeamPlasma Interaction, Hydrodynamics, Hot Dense Matter
Seiten
2004
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-856264-1 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-856264-1 (ISBN)
Provides information on fusion energy, burning hydrogen which is available from water. It is the energy source of the sun. It produces neither greenhouse gases leading to global warming nor nuclear waste. This book describes how to use powerful lasers to ignite the hydrogen fuel, and is aimed at those who want to understand its technical basis.
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.
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.
Stefano Atzeni is Professor of Physics in the Dipartimento di Energetica, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" and INFM, Italy; Jürgen Meyer-ter-Vehn is Professor of Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, and at the Technical University of Munich, Germany
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.2004 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | International Series of Monographs on Physics ; 125 |
| Zusatzinfo | numerous line drawings and halftones |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 195 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1177 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Plasmaphysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-856264-0 / 0198562640 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-856264-1 / 9780198562641 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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