Submitted by Gari_305 t3_zoj9ga in Futurology
BlueSkyToday t1_j0zyzbq wrote
Reply to comment by ModsAreBought in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: What does it mean for space exploration? by Gari_305
It's not self perpetuating. You need to thwack each pellet with a laser pulse.
The laser pulse creates an X-ray cascade from the jacket of the pellet. The X-ray pressure is what compresses the fuel.
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