Membrane support of accelerated fuel capsules for inertial fusion energy

Fusion Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-82

  Petzoldt, Ronald W ^a,b   Moir, Ralph W ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Las Positas College

Author keywords

Capsule support; Inertial fusion energy; Target

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DEUTERIUM; FUEL INJECTION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; MEMBRANES; OSCILLATIONS; STRESSES; TARGETS; TRITIUM; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ENERGY FUEL CAPSULE; IMPLOSION; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY; REACTION CHAMBER; THIN MEMBRANES SUPPORT;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0030242312     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST96-A30764     Document Type: Article

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