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Absolutely uniform illumination of laser fusion pellets. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7092479
Absolutely uniform illumination of spherical laser fusion pellets is possible when the energy deposition from a single laser beam is given by a simple cos 3 theta distribution. Conditions can be derived for which the laser beam targeting angles allow this absolute illumination uniformity. Configurations based upon the cube and higher order Platonic solids satisfy the constraints, as well as an infinite class of other less symmetric configurations.
Research Organization:
Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
7092479
Report Number(s):
AD-A-138944/4; NRL-MR-5221
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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