Numerical raytrace verification of optical diagnostics of ice surface roughness for inertial confinement fusion experiments

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-66

  Koch, Jeffrey A ^a   Bernat, Thomas P ^a   Collins, Gilbert W ^a   Hammel, Bruce A ^a   MacKinnon, Andrew J ^a   Still, Charles H ^a   Sater, James D ^b   Bittner, Donald N ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCHAFER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenic target; Laser fusion; Shadowgraphy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEUTERIUM; ICE; LASER FUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAY TRACING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRITIUM;

CRYOGENIC TARGET; ICE-SURFACE DIAGNOSTIC; OPTICAL SHADOWGRAPHY;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0036461571     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst03-a249     Document Type: Article

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