Vapor-deposited polyimide ablators for NIF: Effects of deposition process parameters and solvent vapor smoothing on capsule surface finish

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3 I, 2002, Pages 268-277

  Letts, Stephan A ^a   Nissen, April E H ^a   Orthion, Pascal J ^a   Buckley, Steven R ^a   Fearon, Evelyn ^a   Chancellor, Christopher ^a   Chad Roberts, C ^a   Parrish, Bryan K ^a   Cook, Robert C ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOW DISCHARGES; POLYIMIDES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLVENTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

LASER ENERGETICS;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 0036565474     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst02-a17912     Document Type: Conference Paper

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