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Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion is a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, distinguished from other nuclear reactions by the release of energy resulting from the fusion of light nuclei under extreme temperature and pressure conditions.

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Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research

S. M. Gibson, Tadashi Sekiguchi, K. Lackner et al. · MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) · 1987 · 3.4K citations

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Ignition and high gain with ultrapowerful lasers*

M. Tabak, J. H. Hammer, Michael E. Glinsky et al. · Physics of Plasmas · 1994 · 3K citations

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Development of the indirect-drive approach to inertial confinement fusion and the target physics basis for ignition and gain

J. D. Lindl · Physics of Plasmas · 1995 · 2.5K citations

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The evolution and explosion of massive stars

S. E. Woosley, Alexander Heger, T. A. Weaver · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2002 · 2.2K citations

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Regime of Improved Confinement and High Beta in Neutral-Beam-Heated Divertor Discharges of the ASDEX Tokamak

F. Wagner, G. Becker, K. Behringer et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1982 · 2.2K citations

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  1. OL
    O. L. Landen

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States

    176 publications · 14.8K citations

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  2. RB
    R. Betti

    University of Rochester, United States

    137 publications · 11.8K citations

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  3. SW
    S. W. Haan

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States

    99 publications · 11.4K citations

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  4. DD
    D. D. Meyerhofer

    University of Rochester, United States

    111 publications · 8.9K citations

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  5. JA
    J. A. Frenje

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    144 publications · 9.3K citations

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Livermore, United States

    122 h-index

    11.9K publications

    1.6M citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

    Garching, Germany

    110 h-index

    6.9K publications

    431.8K citations

  3. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

    Princeton, United States

    108 h-index

    7.5K publications

    442.6K citations

  4. General Atomics (United States)

    San Diego, United States

    106 h-index

    5.4K publications

    496.1K citations

  5. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    106 h-index

    2.8K publications

    162.9K citations

  6. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    98 h-index

    4.8K publications

    274K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    91 h-index

    3.2K publications

    233.2K citations

  8. Culham Science Centre

    Abingdon, United Kingdom

    91 h-index

    6.6K publications

    511.8K citations

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  1. Nuclear Fusion

    2.1K publications · 114K citations

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  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 662 publications · 56.8K citations

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  3. Physics of Plasmas

    1.3K publications · 69.7K citations

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  4. Journal of Nuclear Materials

    816 publications · 36.2K citations

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  5. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

    759 publications · 35.8K citations

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