Author(s): R. Betti, A. R. Christopherson, B. K. Spears, R. Nora, A. Bose, J. Howard, K. M. Woo, M. J. Edwards, and J. Sanz
Alpha particles would need to provide 50 kJ of heating to achieve a burning plasma regime – where more energy is released by the fusion reactions than is absorbed by the fuel – at the National Ignition Facility.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 255003] Published Fri Jun 26, 2015