title: Sudden Viscous Dissipation of Compressing Turbulence.
abstract: Compression of turbulent plasma can amplify the turbulent kinetic energy, if the compression is fast compared to the viscous dissipation time of the turbulent eddies. A sudden viscous dissipation mechanism is demonstrated, whereby this amplified turbulent kinetic energy is rapidly converted into thermal energy, suggesting a new paradigm for fast ignition inertial fusion.
authors.affiliation: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davidovits
authors.affiliation: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA.|Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA.
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Fisch