Laser challenges for fast ignition

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-482

  Zuegel, J D ^a   Borneis, S ^b   Barty, C ^c   Legarrec, B ^d   Danson, C ^e   Miyanaga, N ^f   Rambo, P K ^g   Leblanc, C ^h   Kessler, T J ^a   Schmid, A W ^a   Waxer, L J ^a   Kelly, J H ^a   Kruschwitz, B ^a   Jungquist, R ^a   Moses, E ^c   Britten, J ^c   Jovanovic, I ^c   Dawson, J ^c   Blanchot, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d DIF   (France)

^e RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f Institute for Laser Engineering   (Japan)

^g SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^h ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; IGNITION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; WAVEFRONTS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFICATION; FAST IGNITION (FI); HIGH ENERGY PETAWATT LASERS; TARGET BACK REFLECTIONS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 33646733072     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1161     Document Type: Article

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