Indirect-direct hybrid target experiments with the GEKKO XII laser

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 40, Issue SPEC. ISS. 3, 2000, Pages 547-556

  Nishimura, H ^c   Shiraga, H ^c   Azechi, H ^c   Miyanaga, N ^c   Nakai, M ^c   Izumi, N ^c   Nishikino, M ^c   Heya, M ^c   Fujita, K ^c   Ochi, Y ^c   Shigemori, K ^c   Ohnishi, N ^c   Murakami, M ^c   Nishihara, K ^c   Ishizaki, R ^a   Takabe, H ^c   Nagai, K ^c   Norimatsu, T ^c   Nakatsuka, M ^c   Yamanaka, T ^c   Nakai, S ^c   Yamanaka, C ^b   Mima, K ^c   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA STABILITY; X RAYS;

RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 19244371482     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/40/3Y/315     Document Type: Article

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