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Title: Capsule Shimming Developments for National Ignition Facility (NIF) Hohlraum Asymmetry Experiments

Journal Article · · Fusion Science and Technology
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  1. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Research Organization:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0001808; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1402460
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1458701
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-736455
Journal Information:
Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 73, Issue 2; ISSN 1536-1055
Publisher:
American Nuclear SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 2 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Effects of fuel-capsule shimming and drive asymmetry on inertial-confinement-fusion symmetry and yield journal March 2016
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Instability growth seeded by DT density perturbations in ICF capsules journal September 2018

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