Implosion hydrodynamics of fast ignition targets

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Stephens, R B ^a   Hatchett, S P ^b   Tabak, M ^b   Stoeckl, C ^c   Shiraga, H ^d   Fujioka, S ^d   Bonino, M ^c   Nikroo, A ^a   Petrasso, R ^e   Sangster, T C ^c   Smith, J ^a   Tanaka, K A ^d  

^a GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAST IGNITION TARGETS; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRONS; HYDRODYNAMICS CODES; IMPLOSION HYDRODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IGNITION; LASER PULSES; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PROTONS; SHOCK WAVES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

TARGETS;

EID: 20844463075     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1896952     Document Type: Conference Paper

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