Neutronics on inertial fusion reactors

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 355-370

  Perlado, J M ^a   Sanz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEUTERIUM; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIATION DAMAGE; SILICON CARBIDE; STEEL; TARGETS; TRITIUM; VANADIUM ALLOYS;

INERTIAL FUSION REACTORS (IFE); NEUTRONICS;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0034258911     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(00)00160-5     Document Type: Article

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