Representative surface profile power spectra from capsules used in Nova and Omega implosion experiments

Fusion Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 224-228

  Cook, Robert C ^a   McEachern, Randall L ^a   Stephens, Richard B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); GLOW DISCHARGES; LASER FUSION; POLYMERS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

GLOW DISCHARGE POLYMERS (GDP); IMPLOSION EXPERIMENTS;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0032678717     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst99-a11963928     Document Type: Article

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11. See the following papers in this issue on beryllium ablator technology: R. McEachern and C. Alford, "Evaluation of Boron-doped Beryllium as an Ablator for NIF Target Capsules," and R. W. Margevicius, et al., "Toward the Fabrication of a NIF Target via Hemisphere Joining." For polyimide ablator technology see: E. Alfonso, et al., "Fabrication of Polyimide Shells by Vapor Phase Deposition for Use as ICF Targets," and C. Roberts, et al., "Polyimide Films from Vapor Deposition: Toward High Strength NIF Capsules."
12. See the following papers in this issue on beryllium ablator technology: R. McEachern and C. Alford, "Evaluation of Boron-doped Beryllium as an Ablator for NIF Target Capsules," and R. W. Margevicius, et al., "Toward the Fabrication of a NIF Target via Hemisphere Joining." For polyimide ablator technology see: E. Alfonso, et al., "Fabrication of Polyimide Shells by Vapor Phase Deposition for Use as ICF Targets," and C. Roberts, et al., "Polyimide Films from Vapor Deposition: Toward High Strength NIF Capsules."
13. See the following papers in this issue on beryllium ablator technology: R. McEachern and C. Alford, "Evaluation of Boron-doped Beryllium as an Ablator for NIF Target Capsules," and R. W. Margevicius, et al., "Toward the Fabrication of a NIF Target via Hemisphere Joining." For polyimide ablator technology see: E. Alfonso, et al., "Fabrication of Polyimide Shells by Vapor Phase Deposition for Use as ICF Targets," and C. Roberts, et al., "Polyimide Films from Vapor Deposition: Toward High Strength NIF Capsules."
14. See the following papers in this issue on beryllium ablator technology: R. McEachern and C. Alford, "Evaluation of Boron-doped Beryllium as an Ablator for NIF Target Capsules," and R. W. Margevicius, et al., "Toward the Fabrication of a NIF Target via Hemisphere Joining." For polyimide ablator technology see: E. Alfonso, et al., "Fabrication of Polyimide Shells by Vapor Phase Deposition for Use as ICF Targets," and C. Roberts, et al., "Polyimide Films from Vapor Deposition: Toward High Strength NIF Capsules."
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19. 2 and Other Salts to Improve Surface Finish and Eliminate Vacuoles in ICF Microencapsulated Shells," and R. Cook, et al., "New Approaches to the Preparation of PαMS Beads as Mandrels for NIF-Scale Target Capsules."
20. 2 and Other Salts to Improve Surface Finish and Eliminate Vacuoles in ICF Microencapsulated Shells," and R. Cook, et al., "New Approaches to the Preparation of PαMS Beads as Mandrels for NIF-Scale Target Capsules."
21. 2 and Other Salts to Improve Surface Finish and Eliminate Vacuoles in ICF Microencapsulated Shells," and R. Cook, et al., "New Approaches to the Preparation of PαMS Beads as Mandrels for NIF-Scale Target Capsules."
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