Abstract
As we have seen, there are many problems which must be dealt with if we are to achieve successful pulsed fusion using electron beams. In order to accomplish this goal, there are three crital areas of physics which will require substantial clarification: (1). beam focusing in low-inductance diodes, (2) symmetric input to the target, and (3) energy deposition in the outer region of the pellet. The accelerators we now have and are planning to build in the near future should provide the needed basis of fundamental understanding. If beams can be focused efficiently down to the millimeter sizes at power levels of ∼ 1014 W, then extremely interesting implosion studies can be carried out. If these prove successful within the next several years, then we may be able to go onward toward producing prototype fusion reactors, and much later, if many technical problems are solved, practical fusion power may follow.
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