Foam-buffered spherical implosions at 527 nm

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1379-1384

  Watt, R G ^a   Wilson, D C ^a   Chrien, R E ^a   Hollis, R V ^a   Gobby, P L ^a   Mason, R J ^a   Kopp, R A ^a   Lerche, R A ^b   Kalantar, D H ^b   MacGowan, B ^b   Nelson, M B ^b   Phillips, T ^b   McKenty, P W ^c   Willi, O ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0343907964     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.872568     Document Type: Article

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