Fabrication and properties of overcoated resorcinol-formaldehyde shells for OMEGA experiments

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 84-89

  Nikroo, A ^a   Czechowicz, D ^a   Paguio, R ^a   Greenwood, A L ^a   Takagi, Masaru ^b  

^a GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CRYOGENICS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FORMALDEHYDE; FUSION REACTORS; IGNITION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRANSPARENCY;

LASER FACILITY; OVERCOATED FOAM SHELLS; RESORCINOL;

FOAMED PRODUCTS;

EID: 1842483135     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST04-A432     Document Type: Article

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