High-energy x-ray microscopy techniques for laser-fusion plasma research at the national ignition facility

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1784-1795

  Koch, Jeffrey A ^a   Landen, Otto L ^a   Barbee, Troy W ^a   Celliers, Peter ^a   Da Silva, Luiz B ^a   Glendinning, Sharon G ^a   Hammel, Bruce A ^a   Kalantar, Dan H ^a   Brown, Charles ^b   Seely, John ^b   Bennett, Guy R ^c   Hsing, Warren ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 11144358165     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.001784     Document Type: Article

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