Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear fusion – Inertial confinement
Patent
1978-12-22
1987-04-14
Behrend, Harvey E.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Nuclear fusion
Inertial confinement
350619, G21B 100
Patent
active
046577211
ABSTRACT:
A system for illuminating a tiny target of fusion fuel with energy from a laser source to achieve uniform surface heat leading to fusion including a laser light source with a beam splitter to provide two laser beams directed to a common target point and a pair of identical ellipsoidal mirrors facing each other concavely and positioned to have a common reflective focal point, the mirrors each being coaxially and centrally apertured to pass respective laser beams to the other and opposed mirrors of said pair wherein reflected energy will be directed normal to and distributed around the surface of a spherical target located at the common spherical focus.
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Behrend Harvey E.
KMS Fusion, Inc.
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