Fusion ignition
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Fusion ignition
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Fusion ignition is the point at which a nuclear fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining. This occurs when the energy being given off by the reaction heats the fuel mass more rapidly than it cools. In other words, fusion ignition is the point at which the increasing self-heating of the nuclear fusion removes the need for external heating.
This is quantified by the Lawson criterion.
Ignition can also be defined by the fusion energy gain factor. In the laboratory, fusion ignition defined by the Law
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Term in nuclear physics
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