Some diagnostics techniques applied to current laser fusion target experiments are reviewed. Specifically, holographic interferometry of target plasmas, coded aperture imaging of thermonuclear alpha-particles and neutron energy spectrum measurements are discussed.

Microcomputers are now capable of serious numerical computation using programmed floating-point arithmetic and Basic compilers. Unless numerical software designers for these machines exploit experience gained in providing software for larger machines, history will repeat with the initial spread of treacherous software. This paper discusses good software, especially for the elementary functions, in terms of reliability and robustness. The emphasis. is on insight rather than detailed algorithms, to show why certain things are important and how they may be achieved.

As the result of recent experimental progress, theoretical advances, and the emergence of new approaches to the improvement of mirror confinement, the mirror approach has become the principal alternative to the tokamak in the USA magnetic fusion program. Emphasis is now centered on the Tandem Mirror and Field-reversed Mirror Concepts, which theoretically can obtain Q values of five or more. Recent progress in the mirror fusion program includes a series of favorable advances in the 2XIIB experiment and the development of a theoretical model that accounts for observed plasma behavior in 2XIIB and other mirror experiments. This theory provides scaling laws for extrapolating of present experiments to larger devices. These advances, together with the emergence of new approaches to the improvement of mirror confinement, have led to increased planning and construction of magnetic mirror systems in the USA. The USA mirror program is shown including several university experiments.

It is pointed out that another way to look for the bosons signal for the identification of the W/sup + -/ and the Z/sup 0/ is through decays to hadronic jets. Although the background is a priori large, the jets may have such distinctive features so as to be recognizable. An SU(2) x U(1) gauge theory with six quarks and six leptons all in left-handed doublets and right-handed singlets is considered.

Newspaper article from the Morning Edition of the Abilene Reporter News about a resolution of appreciation made in memory of Judge K. K. Legett by the Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University.