Compression dynamics of an indirect drive fast ignition target

Stephens, R B; Hatchett, S P; Turner, R E; Tanaka, K A; Kodama, R; Kodama, R; Soures, J M

Title: Compression dynamics of an indirect drive fast ignition target

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In an x-ray driven reentrant cone fast ignition target the x-ray spectrum contains a high energy component that cause preheating of the reentrant cone and mixing of its gold into the collapsing shell. Direct laser drive might avoid this problem.

Authors:: Stephens, R B; Hatchett, S P; Turner, R E; Tanaka, K A; Kodama, R; Kodama, R; Soures, J M

Publication Date:: Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2002

Research Org.:: Richard B. Stephens/General Atomics

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 837300

Report Number(s):: DOE/SF/22229-2
TRN: US0701847

DOE Contract Number:: FG03-01SF22229

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 44th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Nov. 11-15, 2002, Orlando, FLA

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; COMPRESSION; CONES; GOLD; HEAT TREATMENTS; IGNITION; LASERS; PHYSICS; PLASMA; TARGETS; Inertial Fusion; Fast Ignition; X-ray Drive; Target Hydrodynamics

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                    Stephens, R B, Hatchett, S P, Turner, R E, Tanaka, K A, Kodama, R, Kodama, R, and Soures, J M. Compression dynamics of an indirect drive fast ignition target.  United States: N. p., 2002. 
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                    Stephens, R B, Hatchett, S P, Turner, R E, Tanaka, K A, Kodama, R, Kodama, R, & Soures, J M. Compression dynamics of an indirect drive fast ignition target.  United States.

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                    Stephens, R B, Hatchett, S P, Turner, R E, Tanaka, K A, Kodama, R, Kodama, R, and Soures, J M. 2002.  
        "Compression dynamics of an indirect drive fast ignition target".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/837300.

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