A self-similar isochoric implosion for fast ignition

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1147-1156

  Clark, D S ^a   Tabak, M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLASMA DENSITY;

DENSITY FUEL ASSEMBLIES; ISOCHORIC IMPLOSION; LASER ENERGY;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 34548290745     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: 17414326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/47/9/011     Document Type: Article

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