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Inertial Confinement Fusion Plasma Physics g/cm² (Areal Density) & Mbar (Implosion Pressure) A fusion energy approach that uses intense laser or ion beam pulses to rapidly compress and heat a millimeter-scale fuel capsule to fusion ignition conditions. ρ R ≥ 1 g/cm² (Compressed Areal Density) Interchange & Flute Instabilities Plasma Physics MHD Flute Mode Instability A magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instability where high-pressure plasma and low-density magnetic fields interchange spatial positions in regions of unfavorable magnetic curvature. Bad Curvature Condition: (∇P) · (∇B) > 0 Ionization Energy Plasma Physics eV (Electron-Volts) 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)