Progress in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion research at the laboratory for laser energetics

Journal De Physique. IV : JP

Volumn 133, Issue , 2006, Pages 59-65

  McCrory, R L ^a,b   Meyerhofer, D D ^a,b   Loucks, S J ^a   Skupsky, S ^a   Betti, R ^a,b   Boehly, T R ^a   Collins, T J B ^a   Craxton, R S ^a   Delettrez, J A ^a   Edgell, D H ^a   Epstein, R ^a   Fletcher, K A ^d   Freeman, C ^d   Frenje, J A ^c   Glebov, V Yu ^a   Goncharov, V N ^a,b   Harding, D R ^a   Igumenshchev, I V ^a   Keck, R L ^a   Kilkenny, J D ^a,e   Knauer, J P ^a   Li, C K ^c   Marciante, J ^a   Marozas, J A ^a   Marshall, F J ^a   Maximov, A V ^a   McKenty, P W ^a   Morse, S F B ^a   Myatt, J ^a   Padalino, S ^d   Petrasso, R D ^c   Radha, P B ^a   Regan, S P ^a   Sangster, T C ^a   Seguin F H ^c   Seka, W ^a   Smalyuk, V A ^a   Soures, J M ^a   Stoeckl, C ^a   Yaakobi, B ^a   Zuegel, J D ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOGENICS; FUSION REACTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IGNITION; LASER APPLICATIONS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY PRODUCTION; LASER ENERGETICS (LLE); NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY (NIF);

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 33749322500     PISSN: 11554339     EISSN: 17647177     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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