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Cherenkov Gamma Ray Detectors On High-Energy-Density Systems, Kevin Daniel Meaney
Cherenkov Gamma Ray Detectors On High-Energy-Density Systems, Kevin Daniel Meaney
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High energy density (HED) systems are some of the most extreme environments ever created by mankind. Systems with pressures greater than 1 MBar can only be created by a handful of devices on earth, often utilizing high intensity lasers or pulsed power machines. HED systems offer a view into an extreme form of matter only seen in stellar cores, supernovas and other powerful astrophysical systems. Creating HED systems on Earth offer the possibility, if the physics and technology can be matured, to one day create a fusion power plant. If a system is hot and dense enough, the fusion reaction …