Physics of laser fusion. Vol. I. Theory of the coronal plasma in laser-fusion targets (original) (raw)

This report was oriainalK prepared .is a series of lectures fur ihe Summer School ol nKMrciic.il Phvsics. I.es Hunches. I ranee, in J u I \ of P'S't (h> he published in the proceedings of ihc Summer School), I would like lit thank Professor K. Bulian. the Director of the I.es Houches Summer School, .iiui IVv .1, (Adam .uid K. IVIl.it. the organizers of the Jul\ 1 l 'SH session, for their hospitahu and excellent oryMiu/atnapal abilities. I also want to thank in> colleagues at I i\cimorc and .11 the I cole Pol) technique tor I lie mam lorn: hours [hc> spent discussing with me ihe siihiceis Lo\ercd in this report. I hope that rm friends and associates found these exchanges as stnniil.ninii .is I did. f cspcciall) would like to iliaitk I. I ahre .ti the I c-'le Pol> technique for be i ni: m\ host 111 I ranee, and .1. \roiis for helping 10 clanh SHIIIC ^i the puzzles 1h.1i arose while writing these IcUures I am aw are that the present report lias tended to .-mphasize work done h\ tin 1111 media 1J nd leagues and h\ mwll. perhaps at the expense ol eqtialh i;ood research done elsewhere I IT ihis 1 apoloei/c it does not rellect 011 ihe qualm o\ [lie work I I1.1U' neglected [o disuiss. hut rather on \u\ own hniie ahilnv 10 assimilale [he lariie literaiurc on laser-plasma uueractioiis CONTENTS Abstract 1 1. I'lnsical Conditions in the Corona ' " IK.I',..|,n.o!iks and Implosion I'lusics lldreu-78 in