The effect of optical prepulse on direct-drive inertial confinement fusion target performance

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 231-237

  Boehly, T R ^a   Fisher, Y ^a   Meyerhofer, D D ^a   Seka, W ^a   Soures, J M ^a   Bradley, D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0003998204     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1324663     Document Type: Article

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