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driverofracecars t1_j0u0w4u wrote
Reply to comment by Jon_Beveryman in How do X-rays “compress” a nuclear fusion pellet? by i_owe_them13
So going by number 2, the laser basically explodes the skin of the pellet and the shockwave travels inward, compressing what remains.
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