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Title: The size and structure of the laser entrance hole in gas-filled hohlraums at the National Ignition Facility

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
  2. Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
  3. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
  4. General Atomics, San Diego, California 92186, USA
  5. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
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1234059
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DEAC52-07NA27344
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Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Volume: 22 Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
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American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Schneider, M. B., MacLaren, S. A., Widmann, K., Meezan, N. B., Hammer, J. H., Yoxall, B. E., Bell, P. M., Benedetti, L. R., Bradley, D. K., Callahan, D. A., Dewald, E. L., Döppner, T., Eder, D. C., Edwards, M. J., Guymer, T. M., Hinkel, D. E., Hohenberger, M., Hsing, W. W., Kervin, M. L., Kilkenny, J. D., Landen, O. L., Lindl, J. D., May, M. J., Michel, P., Milovich, J. L., Moody, J. D., Moore, A. S., Ralph, J. E., Regan, S. P., Thomas, C. A., and Wan, A. S. The size and structure of the laser entrance hole in gas-filled hohlraums at the National Ignition Facility. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4937369.
Schneider, M. B., MacLaren, S. A., Widmann, K., Meezan, N. B., Hammer, J. H., Yoxall, B. E., Bell, P. M., Benedetti, L. R., Bradley, D. K., Callahan, D. A., Dewald, E. L., Döppner, T., Eder, D. C., Edwards, M. J., Guymer, T. M., Hinkel, D. E., Hohenberger, M., Hsing, W. W., Kervin, M. L., Kilkenny, J. D., Landen, O. L., Lindl, J. D., May, M. J., Michel, P., Milovich, J. L., Moody, J. D., Moore, A. S., Ralph, J. E., Regan, S. P., Thomas, C. A., & Wan, A. S. The size and structure of the laser entrance hole in gas-filled hohlraums at the National Ignition Facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937369
Schneider, M. B., MacLaren, S. A., Widmann, K., Meezan, N. B., Hammer, J. H., Yoxall, B. E., Bell, P. M., Benedetti, L. R., Bradley, D. K., Callahan, D. A., Dewald, E. L., Döppner, T., Eder, D. C., Edwards, M. J., Guymer, T. M., Hinkel, D. E., Hohenberger, M., Hsing, W. W., Kervin, M. L., Kilkenny, J. D., Landen, O. L., Lindl, J. D., May, M. J., Michel, P., Milovich, J. L., Moody, J. D., Moore, A. S., Ralph, J. E., Regan, S. P., Thomas, C. A., and Wan, A. S. Thu . "The size and structure of the laser entrance hole in gas-filled hohlraums at the National Ignition Facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937369.
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title = {The size and structure of the laser entrance hole in gas-filled hohlraums at the National Ignition Facility},
author = {Schneider, M. B. and MacLaren, S. A. and Widmann, K. and Meezan, N. B. and Hammer, J. H. and Yoxall, B. E. and Bell, P. M. and Benedetti, L. R. and Bradley, D. K. and Callahan, D. A. and Dewald, E. L. and Döppner, T. and Eder, D. C. and Edwards, M. J. and Guymer, T. M. and Hinkel, D. E. and Hohenberger, M. and Hsing, W. W. and Kervin, M. L. and Kilkenny, J. D. and Landen, O. L. and Lindl, J. D. and May, M. J. and Michel, P. and Milovich, J. L. and Moody, J. D. and Moore, A. S. and Ralph, J. E. and Regan, S. P. and Thomas, C. A. and Wan, A. S.},
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year = {Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2015}
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