The science and technologies for fusion energy with lasers and direct-drive targets

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4 PART 2, 2010, Pages 690-703

  Sethian, J D ^a   Colombant, D G ^a   Giuliani Jr , J L ^a   Lehmberg, R H ^a   Myers, M C ^a   Obenschain, S P ^a   Schmitt, A J ^a   Weaver, J ^a   Wolford, M F ^a   Hegeler, F ^b   Friedman, M ^b   Robson, A E ^b   Bayramian, A ^c   Caird, J ^c   Ebbers, C ^c   Latkowski, J ^c   Hogan, W ^c   R Meier, W ^c   J Perkins, L L ^c   Schaffers, K ^c   AbdelKahlik, S ^d   Schoonover, K ^d   Sadowski, D ^d   Boehm, K ^e   Carlson, L ^e   Pulsifer, J ^e   Najmabadi, F ^e   Raffray, A R ^e   Tillack, M S ^e   Kulcinski, G ^f   Blanchard, J P ^f   Heltemes, T ^f   Ibrahim, A ^f   Marriott, E ^f   Moses, G ^f   Radell, R ^f   Sawan, M ^f   Santarius, J ^f   Sviatoslavsky, G ^f   Zenobia, S S ^f   Ghoniem, N M ^g   Sharafat, S ^g   El Awady, J ^g   Hu, Q ^g   Duty, C ^h   Leonard, K ^h   Romanoski, G ^h   Snead, L L ^h   Zinkle, S J ^h   Gentile, C ⁱ   Parsells, W ⁱ   Prinksi, C C ⁱ   Kozub, T ⁱ   Dodson, T ⁱ   Rose, D V ^j   Renk, T ^k   Olson, C ^k   Alexander, N ^l   Bozek, A ^l   Flint, G ^l   Goodin, D T ^l   Hund, J ^l   Paguio, R ^l   Petzoldt, R W ^l   Schroen, D G ^l   Sheliak, J ^l   Bernat, T ^m   Bittner, D ^m   Karnes, J ^m   Petta, N ^m   Streit, J ^m   Geller, D ⁿ   Hoffer, J K ⁿ   McGeoch, M W ^o   Glidden, S C ^p   Sanders, H ^p   Weidenheimer, D ^q   Morton, D ^q   Smith, I D ^q   Bobecia, M ^r   Harding, D ^r   Lehecka, T ^s   Gilliam, S B ^t   Gidcumb, S M ^t   Forsythe, D ^t   Parikh, N R ^t   O'Dell, S ^u   Gorensek, M ^v   more..

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Commonwealth Technology Inc ^*  (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^j VOSS SCIENTIFIC   (United States)

^k SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^l GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^m SCHAFER CORPORATION   (United States)

ⁿ LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^o PLEX Corporation   (United States)

^p Applied Pulsed Power Inc   (United States)

^q TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^s PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^u PLASMA PROCESSES INC   (United States)

^v SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Fusion power generation; Fusion reactors; Laser aplifiers; Laser fusion; Magnetic fields; Nanotechnology; Optical tracking

Indexed keywords

DIODE PUMPED SOLID STATE LASER; DIRECT DRIVE; DIRECT-DRIVE TARGETS; FUSION ENERGY; FUSION POWER; FUSION POWER GENERATION; FUSION POWER PLANT; GRAZING INCIDENCE; HIGH GAIN; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; KEY COMPONENT; KRF LASERS; KRYPTON FLUORIDE; LASER DRIVER; LASER SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRACKING; PERFORMANCE TARGETS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STATE OF THE ART; TARGET DESIGN; TARGET FABRICATION; TRACKING TECHNOLOGY;

DESIGN; FUSION REACTORS; GAS LASERS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; KRYPTON; LASER FUSION; LASER RADIATION; LASERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOMAGNETICS; SOLID STATE LASERS; TARGET TRACKING; TARGETS; TECHNOLOGY;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 77951091613     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2037629     Document Type: Conference Paper

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