The national ignition facility: Path to ignition in the laboratory

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-218

  Moses, E I ^a   Bonanno, R E ^a   Haynam, C A ^a   Kauffman, R L ^a   MacGowan, B J ^a   Patterson, R W ^a   Sawicki, R H ^a   Van Wonterghem, B M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PULSE SHAPING; ULTRAVIOLET LASERS;

BEAM ALIGNMENTS; FUSION IGNITION; HIGHER ENERGY DENSITY; LASER FACILITIES; LASER PERFORMANCE; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; PERFORMANCE; PULSE BEAMS; SINGLE-BEAM; ULTRAVIOLET LASER SYSTEM;

IGNITION;

EID: 34547230117     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2006-00106-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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