Long-term survival of grazing-incidence metal mirrors for laser fusion

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 446-451

  Tillack, M S ^a   Pulsifer, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EXCIMER LASERS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LASER FUSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TESTING; RADIATION DAMAGE;

DAMAGE RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; GRAZING INCIDENCE; HIGH REFLECTIVITY; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY POWER PLANTS; LASER INDUCED; MULTILAYER DIELECTRICS; TEST CAMPAIGN;

LASER MIRRORS;

EID: 68949128905     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST09-32     Document Type: Article

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