Progress in direct-drive fusion studies for the Laser Mégajoule

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Canaud, B ^a,c   Fortin, X ^a   Garaude, F ^a   Meyer, C ^b   Philippe, F ^a  

^a Commsrt à l'Energie Atomique ^*  (France)

^b Departement des Lasers de Puissance   (France)

^c CEA DAM DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Direct drive; ICF; Irradiation uniformity; Target design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYOGENICS; FOAMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LASER ABLATION; LASER BEAMS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS;

DIRECT DRIVES; ICF; IRRADIATION UNIFORMITY; TARGET DESIGN;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 3342906153     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034604222042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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