Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged-particle producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics

Gatu Johnson, M.; Zylstra, A. B.; Bacher, A.; Brune, C. R.; Casey, D. T.; Forrest, C.; Herrmann, H. W.; Hohenberger, M.; Sayre, D. B.; Bionta, R. M.; Bourgade, J. -L.; Caggiano, J. A.; Cerjan, C.; Craxton, R. S.; Dearborn, D.; Farrell, M.; Frenje, J. A.; Garcia, E. M.; Glebov, V. Yu.; Hale, G.; Hartouni, E. P.; Hatarik, R.; Hohensee, M.; Holunga, D. M.; Hoppe, M.; Janezic, R.; Khan, S. F.; Kilkenny, J. D.; Kim, Y. H.; Knauer, J. P.; Kohut, T. R.; Lahmann, B.; Landoas, O.; Li, C. K.; Marshall, F. J.; Masse, L.; McEvoy, A.; McKenty, P.; McNabb, D. P.; Nikroo, A.; Parham, T. G.; Paris, M.; Petrasso, R. D.; Pino, J.; Radha, P. B.; Remington, B.; Rinderknecht, H. G.; Robey, H.; Rosenberg, M. J.; Rosse, B.; Rubery, M.; Sangster, T. C.; Sanchez, J.; Schmitt, M.; Schoff, M.; Séguin, F. H.; Seka, W.; Sio, H.; Stoeckl, C.; Tipton, R. E.

doi:10.1063/1.4979186

Title: Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged-particle producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics

Journal Article · Tue Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4979186· OSTI ID:1349782

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Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon (France)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
AWE plc, Reading (United Kingdom)

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; NA0002949; NA0001857; NA0002905; FG02-88ER40387; NA0002035; NA0002726; 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1349782

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1348901; OSTI ID: 1348903; OSTI ID: 1363698; OSTI ID: 1574759

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-704778; LA-UR-19-30932; TRN: US1700572

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 24, Issue 4; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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