High-pressure laser-fusion compression results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 913, Issue , 1988, Pages 40-58

  McCrory, R L ^a   Soures, J M ^a   Verdon, C P ^a   Audebert, P ^a   Bradley, D ^a   Delettrez, J ^a   Hutchison, R ^a   Jacobs, S D ^a   Jaanimagi, P ^a   Keck, R ^a   Kim, H ^a   Kessler, T ^a   Knauer, J ^a   Kremens, R ^a   Letzring, S ^a   Marshall, F ^a   McKenty, P ^a   Richardson, M C ^a   Simon, A ^a   Short, R ^a   Skupsky, S ^a   Yaakobi, B ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PULSE SHAPING;

ABLATIVE ACCELERATION; COLLISIONAL COUPLING; GAS-FILLED TARGETS; HIGH PRESSURE; LASER SYSTEMS; OMEGA LASER SYSTEMS; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; THERMONUCLEAR BURNS;

LASER FUSION;

EID: 84957503521     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.965122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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