Inertial confinement fusion: Thermonuclear fusion with high power lasers
Talk
Dr John Pasley, York Plasma Institute
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Event date
Friday 24 May 2019, 6pm to 7pm
Location
Room P/L/001, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Audience
Open to the public
Admission
Free admission, booking not required
Event details
York PhysSoc Lecture
In the pursuit of fusion energy there are two main approaches: Magnetic Fusion Energy (MFE), in which a low-density plasma is confined for durations of many seconds or minutes, and Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) in which DT fuel at more than a thousand times solid density is held together for a few tens of picoseconds. In this lecture we will explore the basics of ICF and consider some of the key physics behind this approach to fusion.