Experiments and multiscale simulations oflaser propagation through ignition-scaleplasmas

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 716-719

  Glenzer, S H ^a   Froula, D H ^a   Divol, L ^a   Dorr, M ^a   Berger, R L ^a   Dixit, S ^a   Hammel, B A ^a   Haynam, C ^a   Hittinger, J A ^a   Holder, J P ^a   Jones, O S ^a   Kalantar, D H ^a   Landen, O L ^a   Langdon, A B ^a   Langer, S ^a   MacGowan, B J ^a   MacKinnon, A J ^a   Meezan, N ^a   Moses, E I ^a   Niemann, C ^a,b   Still, C H ^a   Suter, L J ^a   Wallace, R J ^a   Williams, E A ^a   Young, B K F ^a   more..

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER BEAMS; LASER FUSION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; SUPERCOMPUTERS;

COMPUTER MODELLING; FULL SCALE MODELLING; HIGH POWER LASER FACILITY; LASER BEAM ENERGY; LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA;

EID: 34848832418     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys709     Document Type: Article

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