ICF implosion + Rayleigh-Taylor

Layer 1 — Physicsin the fusion-physics subtree

Nuckolls 1972 ICF + Lindl 1995 indirect-drive: convergence ratio CR > 30; growth of Rayleigh-Taylor at ablation-front limits compression; NIF 2022 ignition-shot 3.15 MJ from 2.05 MJ input.

Related concepts

Rayleigh–Taylor instability
Navier-Stokes equations

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