1. Figure 16.1: Illustration of a fusion reaction.
Fig. 16-1, p. 533

2. Figure 16.2a: Helical trajectory of a charged particle along magnetic field lines.
Fig. 16-2a, p. 535

3. Figure 16. 2b: Mirror-confinement type of magnetic “bottle
Figure 16.2b: Mirror-confinement type of magnetic “bottle.” The charged particle is reflected in the region of concentrated magnetic field lines.
Fig. 16-2b, p. 535

4. Figure 16.3: Toroidal or doughnut-shaped magnetic field for confinement of plasma. Only a few of the field coils are shown.
Fig. 16-3, p. 536

5. Figure 16.4: Interior view of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor vacuum vessel.
Fig. 16-4, p. 536

6. Figure 16. 5: A Tokamak machine
Figure 16.5: A Tokamak machine. Plasma is confined by a toroidal magnetic field. The toroid forms the secondary winding of a transformer. The current induced in the toroid is used for heating the plasma.
Fig. 16-5, p. 537

7. Tiny gold microshells, similar to those containing high-pressure gaseous D–T fuel for use in laser fusion, on a U.S. quarter.
p. 538

8. Figure 16.6: A fuel pellet of D–T is heated by laser radiation from all sides. It implodes as the surface explodes outward. Pressures on the order of a trillion atmospheres are achieved.
Fig. 16-6, p. 539

9. Figure 16.7: The 60-beam OMEGA laser system is a 30,000 J ultraviolet laser. The fusion target chamber is to the left.
Fig. 16-7, p. 540

10. Figure 16. 8: Schematic of a laser-fusion power plant
Figure 16.8: Schematic of a laser-fusion power plant. Pellets of frozen D–T enter from the top. They are irradiated by laser beams. Lithium in the outer layer absorbs the energy released in fusion, and then turns water into steam in the heat exchangers.
Fig. 16-8, p. 541

11. Figure 16. 9: Apparatus set up to test for cold fusion
Figure 16.9: Apparatus set up to test for cold fusion. Electric voltage exists between the platinum wire and the palladium electrodes. The water in the tube is enriched with deuterium.
Fig. 16-9, p. 542