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A micro-Z-pinch has been recognized as a possible spark for the ignition of a dense D-T plasma [1–3]. The use of such a spark to ignite advanced fuels has been explored only superficially [4, 5]. In this paper, we address the problem of the transition between an ignited D-T plasma and a section of an advanced fuel such as D or D + He3. Some general rules are derived for the parameters of a conical channel of D-T that amplifies the spark energy to a level suitable for the ignition of a detonation wave in an inertially confined cylinder of highly compressed advanced fuel plasma.
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From Fizika Plazmy, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2000, pp. 221–237.
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Linhart, J.G., Bilbao, L., Miklaszewski, R. et al. Detonation energy amplification in conical channels. Plasma Phys. Rep. 26, 203–218 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.952840
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