Status of the development of ignition capsules in the U.S. effort to achieve thermonuclear ignition on the national ignition facility

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 567-578

  Nobile, A ^a   Nikroo, A ^b   Cook, R C ^c   Cooley, J C ^a   Alexander, D J ^a   Hackenberg, R E ^a   Necker, C T ^a   Dickerson, R M ^a   Kilkenny, J L ^b   Bernat, T P ^b   Chen, K C ^b   Xu, H ^b   Stephens, R B ^b   Huang, H ^b   Haan, S W ^c   Forsman, A C ^b   Atherton, L J ^c   Letts, S A ^c   Bono, M J ^c   Wilson, D C ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Capsule specifications; Glow discharge polymer; Ignition capsule

Indexed keywords

CAPSULE SPECIFICATIONS; GLOW DISCHARGE POLYMERS; IGNITION CAPSULES;

BERYLLIUM; DRILLING; GLASS; GLOW DISCHARGES; IGNITION; LASER BEAMS;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 33947433202     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034606060757     Document Type: Article

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