Indirect-drive ICF target concepts for the X-1 Z-pinch facility

Fusion Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 260-265

  Olson, R E ^a   Chandler, G A ^a   Derzon, M S ^a   Hebron, D E ^a   Lash, J S ^a   Leeper, R J ^a   Nash, T J ^a   Rochau, G E ^a   Sanford, T W L ^a   Alexander, N B ^b   Gibson, C R ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; TRITIUM; X RAYS;

HOHLRAUMS;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0032678716     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst99-a11963934     Document Type: Article

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