The generation and transport of large currents in dense materials: The physics of electron transport relative to fast ignition

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-315

  Freeman, R R ^a,b   Batani, D ^c   Baton, S ^d   Key, M ^e   Stephens, R ^f  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Charged particle transport; Fast ignition fusion; Laser ionization

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IGNITION; IONIZATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CHARGED PARTICLE TRANSPORT; FAST IGNITION FUSION; LASER IONIZATION; LASER-GENERATED FAST ELECTRONS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 33646729221     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1150     Document Type: Review

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