Fast ignition of fusion targets by laser-driven electrons

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Honrubia, J J ^a   Meyer Ter Vehn, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM COLLIMATION; BEAM DIVERGENCE; DENSE CORE; ELECTRON KINETIC ENERGY; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; FAST ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FAST IGNITION; FUSION TARGETS; HYDRODYNAMIC RESPONSE; IGNITION ENERGIES; INJECTED ELECTRONS; LASER-DRIVEN ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC EFFECTS; PIC SIMULATION; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON BEAM;

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; IGNITION; KINETIC ENERGY; LASER FUSION; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMAS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

TARGETS;

EID: 67649196419     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/51/1/014008     Document Type: Article

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