An updated point design for heavy ion fusion

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 266-273

  Yu, S S ^a   Meier, W R ^b   Abbott, R P ^b   Barnard, J J ^b   Brown, T ^c   Callahan, D A ^b   Debonnel, C ^a,d   Heitzenroeder, P ^c   Latkowski, J F ^b   Logan, B G ^a   Pemberton, S J ^d   Peterson, P F ^d   Rose, D V ^e   Sabbi, G L ^a   Sharp, W M ^b   Welch, D R ^e  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIFT CHAMBERS; HEAVY IONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TARGETS;

HEAVY ION FUSION; INDIRECT DRIVE TARGETS; INDUCTION LINAC DRIVER; ROBUST POINT DESIGN; THICK LIQUID WALL CHAMBER;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0041786747     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST03-A345     Document Type: Article

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