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Progress with gas lenses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

M.M. Michaelis,
M. Kuppen,
A. Prause,
A. Forbes,
N. Viranna and
N. Lisi
M.M. Michaelis
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Research Institute, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
M. Kuppen
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Research Institute, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
A. Prause
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Research Institute, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
A. Forbes
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Research Institute, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
N. Viranna
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Research Institute, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
N. Lisi
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Research Institute, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Abstract

Three gas lenses appear promising for fusion and other applications. We review progress of the understanding and scaling of two of these lenses and discuss their potential for industry, advanced research, and fusion.

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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 1996, pp. 473 - 485
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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