Direct-drive laser fusion: Status and prospects

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 5, Issue 5 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1901-1918

  Bodner, Stephen E ^a   Colombant, Denis G ^a   Gardner, John H ^a   Lehmberg, Robert H ^a   Obenschain, Stephen P ^a   Phillips, Lee ^a   Schmitt, Andrew J ^a   Sethian, John D ^a   McCrory, Robert L ^b   Seka, Wolf ^b   Verdon, Charles P ^b   Knauer, James P ^b   Afeyan, Bedros B ^c   Powell, Howard T ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c POLYMATH RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 11744278320     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.872861     Document Type: Article

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