Slide 46: Heating the D-T fuel to temperatures in excess of 100M¡C-hotter than the core of a star-is obviously not easy. Some heating methods include: (1) compressing the fuel-like air in a piston, (2) forcing an internal electric current through it-like a toaster, (3) bombarding the fuel with high energy neutral particles, and (4) absorbing power from microwaves or lasers.
