Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a fusion energy process that initiates nuclear fusion reactions by compressing and heating targets filled with fuel...

interest in magnetized target fusion and inertial electrostatic confinement, and new variations of the stellarator. Fusion reactions occur when two or more...

plasma. Laser fusion was suggested in 1962 by scientists at LLNL. Initially, lasers had little power. Laser fusion (inertial confinement fusion) research...

Magneto-inertial fusion (MIF) describes a class of fusion power devices that combine aspects of magnetic confinement fusion and inertial confinement fusion in...

plasma. Magnetic confinement is one of two major branches of controlled fusion research, along with inertial confinement fusion. Fusion reactions for reactors...

Inertial electrostatic confinement, or IEC, is a class of fusion power devices that use electric fields to confine the plasma rather than the more common...

Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) is a fusion power concept that combines features of magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) and inertial confinement fusion (ICF). Like...

Bubble fusion is the non-technical name for a nuclear fusion reaction hypothesized to occur inside extraordinarily large collapsing gas bubbles created...

the more widely studied magnetic confinement fusion (i.e. good energy confinement) and inertial confinement fusion (i.e. efficient compression heating...

Laser Inertial (NIF) - direct drive Inertial confinement fusion - indirect drive Inertial confinement fusion - Fast Ignition Heavy ion fusion (HIF, HIFAR...