High-resolution optical measurements of surface roughness for beta-layered deuterium-tritium solid inside a Re-entrant copper cylinder

Fusion Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-94

  Sheliak, John D ^a,c   Hoffer, James K ^a   Foreman, Larry R ^a   Mapoles, Evan R ^b,d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^d ICF Program   (United States)

Author keywords

D T layers; High resolution optical imaging; Inertial confinement fusion

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COPPER; DEUTERIUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; MICROSCOPES; SURFACES; TRITIUM;

DEUTERIUM TRITIUM SOLID LAYERS; ERROR FUNCTION; HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGING; RE ENTRANT COPPER CYLINDER;

ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030241219     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST96-A30765     Document Type: Article

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