Shock timing and yield sensitivity studies for NIF ignition capsules

Fusion Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-10

  Olson, R E ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOGENICS; DESIGN; IGNITION; LASER ABLATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE;

BERYLLIUM ABLATOR; HOHLRAUM TEMPERATURE PULSE; SHOCK TIMING SENSITIVITY; THERMONUCLEAR YIELD;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0034227654     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST00-A36107     Document Type: Article

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