| Issue |
Photoniques
Number 128, 2024
Sustainable photonics
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| Page(s) | 50 - 55 | |
| Section | Focus: sustainable photonics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/photon/202412850 | |
| Published online | 25 November 2024 | |
Inertial confinement fusion: a path to carbon-free energy?
GenF, Elancourt, France
* herve.besaucele@genf-systems.com
Scientists are trying to harness nuclear fusion reaction since the 1950s. Indeed, fusion of the two isotopes of hydrogen, Deuterium and Tritium (“DT”), generating an alpha particle and a neutron, can produce 337 MJ per mg of fuel, promising abundant, carbon-free energy. The scientific community is pursuing two approaches in this quest: magnetic confinement fusion (“MCF”) and inertial confinement fusion (“ICF”).
© The authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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