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This is a survey article covering the current status of inertial-confinement fusion driven by heavy-ion accelerator systems. Although developed only since 1975, system designs of this type appear to provide a convincing basis for developing commercial power from inertial-confinement fusion.
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Arnold, R. Heavy-ion beam inertial-confinement fusion. Nature 276, 19–23 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276019a0
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