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Plasma Physics

Inertial Confinement Fusion

A fusion energy approach that uses intense laser or ion beam pulses to rapidly compress and heat a millimeter-scale fuel capsule to fusion…

ρ R ≥ 1 g/cm² (Compressed Areal Density) g/cm² (Areal Density) & Mbar (Implosion Pressure) Plasma Physics

Interchange & Flute Instabilities

A magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instability where high-pressure plasma and low-density magnetic fields interchange spatial positions in regions…

Bad Curvature Condition: (∇P) · (∇B) > 0 MHD Flute Mode Instability Plasma Physics

Ionization Energy

The minimum energy required to detach an electron from a neutral atom or ion, initiating gas-to-plasma phase transformation.

E_ion = h ν - K_e (Saha Ionization Equation) eV (Electron-Volts)