Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 3, Issue 1, 1(2018)

Review of accelerator driven heavy ion nuclear fusion

Ingo Hofmann*
Author Affiliations
  • GSI Helmholtzzentrum fu¨r Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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    Paper Information

    Category: Review

    Received: Nov. 1, 2017

    Accepted: Jan. 11, 2018

    Published Online: May. 3, 2018

    The Author Email: Hofmann Ingo (i.hofmann@gsi.de.)

    DOI:doi.org/10.1016/j.mre.2017.12.001

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