Optimizing high-Z coatings for inertial fusion energy shells

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 346-352

  Stephens, Elizabeth H ^a,b   Nikroo, Abbas ^b   Goodin, Daniel T ^b   Petzoldt, Ronald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Palladium coating; Target reflectivity; Target survival

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEUTERIUM; GOLD ALLOYS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; INORGANIC COATINGS; PALLADIUM ALLOYS; SPUTTERING; TRITIUM;

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY (IFE) SHELLS;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0037962986     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST43-346     Document Type: Conference Paper

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