Fused silica final optics for inertial fusion energy: Radiation studies and system-level analysis

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 540-558

  Latkowski, Jeffery F ^a   Kubota, Alison ^a   Caturla, Maria J ^a,b   Dixit, Sham N ^a   Speth, Joel A ^a   Payne, Stephen A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Final optic; Inertial fusion; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

FUSED SILICA; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LASER OPTICS; LENSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0037834836     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST43-540     Document Type: Article

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