Cryogenic D-T fuel layers formed in 1 mm spheres by beta-layering

Fusion Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-233

  Sater, J ^a   Kozioziemski, B ^c   Collins, G W ^c   Mapoles, E R ^c   Pipes, J ^b   Burmann, J ^a   Bernat, T P ^c  

^a SCHAFER CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HONEYWELL   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; FREEZING; IGNITION; NUCLEAR FUELS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BETA-LAYERING;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0032665497     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst99-a11963929     Document Type: Article

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