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Title: First-principles investigations on ionization and thermal conductivity of polystyrene for inertial confinement fusion applications

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945753· OSTI ID:1255551

Research Organization:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0001944; AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1255551
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1247602; OSTI ID: 1408831
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-29300; 2015-199; TIC-1269
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 4; ISSN 1070-664X
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 34 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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