Implosion of magnetized laser targets

Summary form only given, as follows. The influence of thermal conduction on laser inertial confinement fusion is studied with a sophisticated CEA (Commissariat a l´Energie Atomique) computer code. Our results are compared to those previously obtained by Lindemuth and Kirkpatrick. A simple zero-dimensional code, describing the implosion of a magnetized target is formulated. It has been built up in order to fit as well as possible the CEA code results in the absence of thermal conduction and when no magnetic field is taken into account. The influence of the magnetic on the deposition of alpha particles and the stability of such an implosion are discussed.