An overview of LLNL high-energy short-pulse technology for advanced radiography of laser fusion experiments

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Barty, C P J ^a   Key, M ^a   Britten, J ^a   Beach, R ^a   Beer, G ^a   Brown, C ^a   Bryan, S ^a   Caird, J ^a   Carlson, T ^a   Crane, J ^a   Dawson, J ^a   Erlandson, A C ^a   Fittinghoff, D ^a   Hermann, M ^a   Hoaglan, C ^a   Iyer, A ^a   Jones II, L ^a   Jovanovic, I ^a   Komashko, A ^a   Landen, O ^a   Liao, Z ^a   Molander, W ^a   Mitchell, S ^a   Moses, E ^a   Nielsen, N ^a   Nguyen, H H ^a   Nissen, J ^a   Payne, S ^a   Pennington, D ^a   Risinger, L ^a   Rushford, M ^a   Skulina, K ^a   Spaeth, M ^a   Stuart, B ^a   Tietbohl, G ^a   Wattellier, B ^a   more..

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH ENERGY LASERS; IGNITION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LASER OPTICS; LASER PULSES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PROTON BEAMS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION (CPA); HIGH ENERGY PETAWATT (HEPW) PULSES; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY (NIF); PROTON BEAM RADIOGRAPHY;

LASER FUSION;

EID: 19944411790     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/44/12/S18     Document Type: Review

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