Proof-of-principle experiments for fast ignition and the fast ignition realization experiment

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 358-366

  Mima, Kunioki ^a   Takeda, T ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fast ignition; Inertial fusion; Proof of principle experiments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOGENICS; ELECTRONS; FUEL OILS; FUSION REACTIONS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LASER PULSES; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

FAST IGNITION; HIGH-ENERGY PETAWATT LASERS; INERTIAL FUSION; PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE EXPERIMENTS;

IGNITION;

EID: 33646725270     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1154     Document Type: Article

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