Thermonuclear gain and parameters of fast ignition ICF-targets

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 255-260

  Gus'kov, S Yu ^a  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Driver; Ignition; Shell target; Spin oriented fuel; Thermonuclear gain

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ASPECT RATIO; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUSION REACTIONS; IGNITION; KINETIC ENERGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIATION;

DRIVERS; SHELL TARGETS; SPIN-ORIENTED FUELS; THERMONUCLEAR GAINS;

THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS;

EID: 21644485605     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034605050305     Document Type: Article

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