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===Fussion===

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_confinement_fusion Inertial_confinement_fusion]

[[File:740px-Inertial confinement fusion.svg.png]]
Schematic of the stages of inertial confinement fusion using lasers. The blue arrows represent radiation; orange is blowoff; purple is inwardly transported thermal energy.
1. Laser beams or laser-produced X-rays rapidly heat the surface of the fusion target, forming a surrounding plasma envelope.
2. Fuel is compressed by the rocket-like blowoff of the hot surface material.
3. During the final part of the capsule implosion, the fuel core reaches 20 times the density of lead and ignites at 100,000,000 ˚C.
4. Thermonuclear burn spreads rapidly through the compressed fuel, yielding many times the input energy.

**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_machine Z machine in Sandia National Laboratories]
*** 1996 Z machine: 18 MA 100ns
*** 2006 ZR (Refurbished): 27MA 95ns
*** planned ZN (Z Neutron): 20 and 30 MJ per short
*** planned Z-IFE (Z-inertial fusion energy): 70MA 1 petawatt
*** fact: As of 2012 Fusion shot simulations at 60 to 70 million amperes are showing a 100 to 1000 fold return on input energy



*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_confinement_fusion Magnetic_confinement_fusion ]