Direct vs Indirect drive for fusion

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The discussion centers on the role of hohlraums in laser fusion, highlighting their function in providing a uniform radiation source by absorbing laser pulses and heating up. It is confirmed that hohlraums are destroyed after each pulse. The conversation emphasizes that both laser fusion and magnetic confinement methods face significant challenges, remaining an order of magnitude away from achieving controlled fusion despite substantial investments in research and development.

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What is so good about having a hohlraum, and is it destroyed after every pulse?
 
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It serves to provide a relatively uniform source of radiation at shorter wave lengths as it absorbs the laser pulse and heats up.
It is of course destroyed in the process.
The painful reality is that laser fusion has shown itself to be an equally thorny path to controlled fusion as magnetic confinement is. Either approach is still at least an order of magnitude or two short of what is needed, despite huge investments.
 

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