The quest for controlled fusion energy has been ongoing for over a half century. The
demonstration of ignition and energy gain from thermonuclear fuels in the laboratory has …

The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …

The paper presents theoretical analysis and experimental results concerning the major
physical issues in the shock-ignition approach. These are the following: generation of a high …

Spherical shock-ignition experiments on OMEGA used a novel beam configuration that
separates low-intensity compression beams and high-intensity spike beams. Significant …

An intense beam of high energy electrons may create extremely high pressures in solid
density materials. An analytical model of ablation pressure formation and shock wave …

Laser absorption in the interaction between ultra-intense femtosecond laser and solid
density plasma is studied integratedly for the intensity range Iλ 2≃ 10 14–10 20 W cm− 2 µm …

We report on laser-driven, strong-shock generation and hot-electron production in planar
targets in the presence of a pre-plasma at shock-ignition (SI) relevant laser and pre-plasma …

We report on planar target experiments conducted on the OMEGA-EP laser facility
performed in the context of the shock ignition (SI) approach to inertial confinement fusion …

Shock ignition [R. Betti et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 155001 (2007)] is being pursued as a
viable option to achieve ignition on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Shock-ignition target …

A detailed description of stimulated Raman backscattering and related processes for the
purpose of inertial confinement fusion requires multi-dimensional kinetic simulations of a full …