Indirect-drive noncryogenic double-shell ignition targets for the National Ignition Facility: Design and analysis

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2221-2233

  Amendt, Peter ^a   Colvin, J D ^a   Tipton, R E ^a   Hinkel, D E ^a   Edwards, M J ^a   Landen, O L ^a   Ramshaw, J D ^a   Suter, L J ^a   Varnum, W S ^a   Watt, R G ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-SHELL IGNITION; HIGH-ENERGY RADIATIONS; HOHLRAUMS; INDIRECT-DRIVE; INNER SHELL; LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; MULTIMODE SIMULATIONS; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; OMEGA LASER; RADIATION ASYMMETRY; X-RAY EMISSION; YIELD DEGRADATION;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; DEGRADATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TWO DIMENSIONAL;

LASER FUSION;

EID: 0012710955     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1459451     Document Type: Article

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