The national ignition facility: Status and plans for the experimental program

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-18

  Moses, Edward I ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; DEUTERIUM; LASER BEAMS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RELIABILITY; TEMPERATURE; TRITIUM;

FUSION TARGETS; LASER COMMISSIONING; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPLOSION;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0038115245     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST03-A304     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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8. For more information on the NIF Project please visit our web site at http://www.llnl.gov.nif