Energy scaling of inertial confinement fusion targets for ignition and high gain

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-173

  Levedahl, W K ^a   Lindl, J D ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; IGNITION; KINETIC THEORY; VELOCITY;

ENERGY SCALING; HIGH GAIN; ISENTROPE; KINETIC ENERGY;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0031071572     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/37/2/I01     Document Type: Article

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