Open AccessFinal Activities for NLUF Grant "Examination of the cone in shell tartget compression concept for Asymmetric Fast Ignition"
Author(s) -
R. B. Stephens
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/837298
Subject(s) - reentrancy , ignition system , cone (formal languages) , shell (structure) , mixing (physics) , component (thermodynamics) , materials science , physics , mechanics , computer science , thermodynamics , composite material , condensed matter physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics
In an x-ray driven reentrant cone fast ignition target the x-ray spectrum contains a high energy component that causes preheating of the reentrant cone and mixing of gold into the collapsing shell. Direct laser drive might avoid this problem