Electra: An electron beam pumped KrF rep-rate laser system for inertial fusion energy

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 346-351

  Burns, P M ^b   Myers, M ^a   Sethian, J D ^a   Wolford, M F ^a   Giuliani, J L ^a   Lehmberg, R H ^b   Friedman, M ^d   Hegeler, F ^d   Jaynes, R ^c   Abdel Khalik, S ^e   Sadowski, D ^e   Schoonover, K ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Commonwealth Technology Inc ^*  (United States)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LASER FUSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY POWER PLANTS; INTRINSIC EFFICIENCY; NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; OSCILLATOR CONFIGURATIONS; PULSE POWER TECHNOLOGIES; WALLPLUG EFFICIENCY;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 68949119719     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST09-A8926     Document Type: Article

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