Hydrodynamics of conically guided fast ignition targets

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-341

  Hatchett, S P ^a   Clark, D ^a   Tabak, M ^a   Turner, R E ^a   Stoeckl, C ^b   Stephens, R B ^c   Shiraga, H ^d   Tanaka, K ^d  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fast ignition; Implosion; Inertial fusion

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; FUEL OILS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER PULSES; PLASMA THEORY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FAST IGNITION; HIGHENERGY ELECTRONS; IMPLOSION; INERTIAL FUSION;

IGNITION;

EID: 33646735725     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1152     Document Type: Article

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