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Title: Nuclear Probing of Dense Plasmas and Implosion Physics at OMEGA, Z, OMEGA with EP and the NIF

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
909183
Report Number(s):
013413-001
TRN: US0703738
DOE Contract Number:
FG52-06NA26203
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; OMEGA FACILITY; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; LASER IMPLOSIONS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PROBES

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Richard Petrasso. Nuclear Probing of Dense Plasmas and Implosion Physics at OMEGA, Z, OMEGA with EP and the NIF. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.2172/909183.
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Richard Petrasso. Nuclear Probing of Dense Plasmas and Implosion Physics at OMEGA, Z, OMEGA with EP and the NIF. United States. doi:10.2172/909183.
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Richard Petrasso. Wed . "Nuclear Probing of Dense Plasmas and Implosion Physics at OMEGA, Z, OMEGA with EP and the NIF". United States. doi:10.2172/909183. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/909183.
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@article{osti_909183,
title = {Nuclear Probing of Dense Plasmas and Implosion Physics at OMEGA, Z, OMEGA with EP and the NIF},
author = {Richard Petrasso},
abstractNote = {No abstract prepared.},
doi = {10.2172/909183},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2007},
month = {Wed Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2007}
}
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