Laser driven inertial fusion: the physical basis of current and recently proposed ignition experiments

A brief overview of the inertial fusion principles and schemes is presented. The bases for the laser driven ignition experiments programmed for the near future at the National Ignition Facility are outlined. These experiments adopt indirect-drive and aim at central ignition. The principles of alternate approaches, based on direct-drive and different routes to ignition (fast ignition and shock ignition) are also discussed. Gain curves are compared and discussed.

日本語訳

慣性核融合の原理と方式の概要を提示する。国立点火施設（National Ignition Facility）で近い将来に計画されているレーザー駆動点火実験の基礎を概説する。これらの実験は間接駆動方式を採用し、中心点火を目標とする。直接駆動および異なる点火経路（高速点火と衝撃点火）に基づく代替アプローチの原理についても論じる。利得曲線を比較し、考察を加える。