The first experiments on the national ignition facility

A first set of shock propagation, laser-plasma interaction, hohlraum energetics and hydrodynamic experiments have been performed using the first 4 beams of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), in support of indirect drive Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and High Energy Density Physics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Landen, O, Glenzer, S, Froula, D, Dewald, E, Suter, L, Schneider, M, Hinkel, D, Fernandez, J, Kline, J, Goldman, S, Braun, D, Celliers, P, Moon, S, Robey, H, Lanier, N, Glendinning, G, Blue, B, Wilde, B, Jones, O, Schein, J, Divol, L, Kalantar, D, Campbell, K, Holder, J, McDonald, J
Format: Conference item
Published: 2006