thermonuclear fusion

collocation in English

meaningsofthermonuclearandfusion

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thermonuclear
adjective
uk
/ˌθɜː.məʊˈnjuː.klɪər/us
/ˌθɝː.moʊˈnuː.kliː.ɚ/
relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures, or to weapons that make use of ...
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fusion
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfjuː.ʒən/us
/ˈfjuː.ʒən/
an occasion when two or more things join or ...
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(Definition ofthermonuclearandfusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Application of laser produced plasma for controlledthermonuclearfusion.
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Our results indicate that for optimum choice of shell thickness of the multicascade liner system,thermonuclearfusionprocess can be achieved.
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The relevance of this kind of study is possible use of gas-liner and staged pinches as an alternative source ofthermonuclearfusion.
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Such high beta relaxed states are important with regard tothermonuclearfusion.
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Among systems implementingthermonuclearfusionthrough magnetic confinement, the tokamak architecture is far ahead by virtue of superior performance in the laboratory.
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Such situations take place, for example, in highly intensive shock and explosive processes, such as in laserthermonuclearfusionwhen compressing the targets.
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From these results we may conclude that the multicascade system is good for achievingthermonuclearfusionconditions.
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It is also interesting to discuss the possible application of the results, obtained here, for a problem of fast ignition in the targets forthermonuclearfusion.
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The concentration of such a large value of current into a small-diameter fibre provides enormous magnetic pressure, which compresses and heats the fibre plasma to conditions favourable forthermonuclearfusion.
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We are abstaining on controlledthermonuclearfusion, controlled nuclear fusion.
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I now refer to an additional field, that ofthermonuclearfusionand plasma physics.
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The production of energy by thethermonuclearfusionof the relatively abundant isotopes of hydrogen offers a possible alternative in the long term.
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An alternative source of energy which has not been mentioned so far to my knowledge isthermonuclearfusion.
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We also voted against paragraph 12 concerning the programme for controlledthermonuclearfusion.
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According to public domain research,thermonuclearfusionis an ordinary task for civilisation, which should be resolved together.
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Research is going on in many places into the control ofthermonuclearfusion.
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