Laser interplay stokes fusion uncertainty
Laser versus laser experiments show how beam interactions might hinder future attempts to spark nuclear fusion in the laboratory.
References:
Labaune, C., et al. 1998. Observation of nonlinear modification of laser-plasma interaction processes under crossed laser beams irradiation. Meeting of the American Physical Society. November. New Orleans.
Wharton, K.B. 1998. Observation of resonant energy transfer between identical-frequency laser beams. Meeting of the American Physical Society. November. New Orleans.
Further Readings:
Peterson, I. 1996. Sparking fusion. Science News 150(Oct. 19):254.
Sources:
Christine Labaune
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ecole Polytechnique
Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation des Lasers Intenses
91128 Palaiseau cedex
FranceBarrett Ripin
American Physical Society
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740Kenneth B. Wharton
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
P.O. Box 808
Livermore, CA 94550From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 21, November 21, 1998, p. 326. Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.
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