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A high-power laser fusion facility for Europe

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Unprecedented sums of money are being committed to fusion research facilities around the world, yet there is a distinct danger that key opportunities for performing fundamental and applied research will be missed. A dedicated civilian high-power laser facility is needed to fill this breach.

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The development of the HiPER proposal is the work of a team of scientists from across Europe2, inspired by similar developments in Japan. The team included: F. Amiranoff, S. Atzeni, J. Badziak, D. Batani, S. Borneis, J. L. Collier, C. N. Danson, M. Dunne, R. G. Evans, J-C. Gauthier, J. J. Honrubia, M. H. R. Hutchinson, S. Jacquemot, M. Koenig, K. Krushelnick, T. Mendonca, P. V. Nickles, P. A. Norreys, S. J. Rose, J. Wolowski, N. Woolsey and M. Zepf.

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Dunne, M. A high-power laser fusion facility for Europe. Nature Phys 2, 2–5 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys208

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