Magnetisation Effects in Indirect Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion

Strong magnetic fields, both externally applied and internally generated through the Biermann battery effect can have an importance influence on the fusion performance of indirect drive ICF experiments. Magnetic fields suppress the electron heat flow, introducing strong anisotropy as well as modifying fast particle transport such as alpha particle heating and plasma dynamics on the small scale through the Lorentz force. Extended MHD terms such as the Nernst effect and Righi-LeDuc heat flow also play an important role.