Abstract
DT-filled glass microspheres have been imploded at power levels exceeding 4 TW using the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory 1.06-μm Argus laser. Thermonuclear neutron yields in excess of 1.5 × have been observed implying a DT burn efficiency of 1.6 × . Neutron and time-of-flight measurements indicate DT burn temperatures of 4-8 keV, implying that a DT gain of approximately and a of were obtained.
- Received 17 February 1977
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.40.1570
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