Low-density hydrocarbon foams for laser fusion targets: Progress report, 1987

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6695298· OSTI ID:6695298

Haendler, B L; Buckley, S R; Chen, C; Cook, A R; Cook, R C; Hair, L M; Kong, F M; Kramer, H D; Letts, S A; Overturf, III, G E

This report describes progress made in the development of direct-drive hydrocarbon foam targets for laser inertial confinement fusion during 1987. The foam materials are polystyrene, resorcinol-formaldehyde, carbonized resorcinol-formaldehyde, and cellulose acetate. The processes for making the foams, their properties, characterization techniques, and the relationship of their properties to target specifications are presented. Progress in the creation and testing of prototype targets is also described.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6695298
• Report Number(s): UCID-21080-87; ON: DE89003728
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
FOAMS
DESIGN
LASER TARGETS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
CELLULOSE
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
HYDROCARBONS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYSTYRENE
PROCESSING
PROGRESS REPORT
RESORCINOL
TESTING
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
AROMATICS
CARBOHYDRATES
COLLOIDS
CONFINEMENT
DEVELOPERS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHENOLS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
POLYPHENOLS
POLYSACCHARIDES
POLYVINYLS
SACCHARIDES
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
TARGETS
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