Proton fast ignition

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-452

  Key, M H ^a   Freeman, R R ^b   Hatchett, S P ^a   MacKinnon, A J ^a   Patel, P K ^a   Snavely, R A ^a   Stephens, R B ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Focused proton plasma jet; Inertial fusion; Proton fast ignition

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LASER BEAMS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA JETS; PROTONS;

FOCUSED PROTON PLASMA JETS; LASER-GENERATED BEAMS; PROTON FAST IGNITION; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS;

IGNITION;

EID: 33646739265     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1160     Document Type: Article

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