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Inertial Fusion Driven by Intense Cluster Ion Beams
Claude Deutsch, Antoine Bret, Shalom Eliezer, José M. Martinez-Val, Naeem A. Tahir
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 1 | January 1997 | Pages 1-25
Technical Paper | ICF Driver Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30777
Design Risk Analysis Comparison Between Low-Activation Composite and Aluminum Alloy Target Chamber for the National Ignition Facility
Holger H. Streckert, Robert W. Schleicher
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 1 | January 1997 | Pages 26-34
Technical Paper | ICF Chamber Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30778
Radioactive Waste Disposal Characteristics of Candidate Tokamak Demonstration Reactors
Edward A. Hoffman, Weston M. Stacey, Nolan E. Hertel
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 1 | January 1997 | Pages 35-62
Technical Paper | Materials Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30779
Consistency of the Biphasic Nature of Excess Enthalpy in Solid-State Anomalous Phenomena with the Quasi-One-Dimensional Model of Isotope Loading into a Material
Mitchell R. Swartz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 1 | January 1997 | Pages 63-74
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactions in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30780
An Experimental Investigation of the Efficiency of HTO Reduction by Zr-Fe-Mn Getter Alloy
Francesco Ghezzi, Walter T. Shmayda, Giovanni Bonizzoni
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 1 | January 1997 | Pages 75-105
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30781
Traveling-Wave Antenna for Fast-Wave Heating and Current Drive in Tokamaks
H. Ikezi, D. A. Phelps
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 1 | January 1997 | Pages 106-117
Technical Paper | Plasma Heating System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30782
Momentum and Energy Transfer Via Neutral Atoms and Molecules in an International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Low-Pressure (10-mTorr) Gas Target Divertor
D. N. Ruzic, D. B. Hayden
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 123-127
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30814
Simulation of Neutral Atoms and Molecules in an International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor High-Pressure (1-Torr) Ultrahigh Recycling Divertor
D. B. Hayden, D. N. Ruzic
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 128-134
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30815
Study of Fully Developed, Liquid-Metal, Open-Channel Flow in a Nearly Coplanar Magnetic Field
Neil B. Morley, Mohamed A. Abdou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 135-153
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30816
Measurement of the Vertical Magnetic Field in TEXTOR Using the Electron Beam Technique
Olaf Neubauer, Friedrich Hugo Bohn, Alexander Chudnovskij, Bert Giesen, Paul Hüttemann, Martin Lochter
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 154-158
Technical Paper | Magnet System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30817
Sawtooth Oscillations in Reacting Plasmas
Frederick A. Haas, Anantanarayanan Thyagaraja
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 159-168
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30818
Experiments on the Interaction of Heavy-Ion Beams with Dense Plasmas
C. Stöckl, M. Roth, W. Süß, H. Wetzler, W. Seelig, M. Kulish, P. Spiller, J. Jacoby, D. H. H. Hoffmann
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 169-174
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30819
A New Arrangement for the Air Cleanup System to Recover Tritium
Masabumi Nishikawa, Kohsaku Takahashi, Kenzo Munakata, Satoshi Fukada, Kenji Kotoh, Toshiharu Takeishi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 175-184
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30820
Tritium Adsorption and Diffusion of 25% Silver Palladium Cathodic Membranes for Water Processing
G. Bellanger, J. J. Rameau
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 185-197
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30821
Interaction of Palladium/Hydrogen and Palladium/Deuterium to Measure the Excess Energy per Atom for Each Isotope
J. Dufour, J. Foos, J. P. Millot, X. Dufour
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 198-209
Technical Paper | Electrolytic Device for Energy Generation | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30822
Transmutation in the Electrolysis of Light Water—Excess Energy and Iron Production in a Gold Electrode
Tadayoshi Ohmori, Michio Enyo, Tadahiko Mizuno, Yoshinobu Nodasaka, Hideki Minagawa
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 210-218
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reaction in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30823
Lattice Ion Trap: A Possible Mechanism Inducing a Strong Approach Between Two Deuterons in Condensed Matter
Vittorio Violante, Antonella De Ninno
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 219-227
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reaction in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30824
Phusons in Nuclear Reactions in Solids
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 228-236
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reaction in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30825
Experimental Investigation of Neutron Emissions During Thermal Cycling of TiDx (x ≈ 2.00)
José Francisco Fernandez, Fermin Cuevas, Miguel Algueró, Carlos Sánchez
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 2 | March 1997 | Pages 237-247
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reaction in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30826
Reduction of Radiation Asymmetry with Radiation Shields in Indirectly Driven Inertial Confinement Fusion Hohlraum Targets
Kyung-Ho Kang, Joachim A. Maruhn
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 251-264
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30829
Dynamic Effects on Symmetrization in Indirectly Driven Inertial Confinement Fusion Hohlraum Targets
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 265-279
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30830
Target Production for Inertial Fusion Energy
John G. Woodworth, Wayne R. Meier
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 280-290
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30831
About the Possibility of Decreased Radioactivity of Heavy Nuclei
Otto J. A. Reifenschweiler
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 291-299
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reaction in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30832
Low-Temperature Elastic Anomalies and Heat Generation of Deuterated Palladium
Hiroo Numata, Mikio Fukuhara
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 300-310
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reaction in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30833
Application of a Calibrated Tokamak Transport Model to ITER Ignition Studies
Ji Qiang, Clifford E. Singer, Aaron Levinson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 311-320
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30834
Fast-Burn Termination in ITER Triggered by Fuel Switch-Off
Jordi Villar Colomé, Jean Johner, Jean Marc Ané
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 321-332
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30835
Computer Method for Abel Inversion for Toroidal Coordinates and Its Application to Plasma Diagnostics
Masaharu Seki, Shun-Ichi Himeno
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 333-337
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30836
Measurement and Control of the Growth of Rotating Magnetic Islands by Electron Cyclotron Current Drive in a Tokamak
Sante Cirant, Gabriele D'Antona, Enzo Lazzaro, Gabriella Ramponi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 338-349
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30837
The Design of the Center Core of a Spherical Tokamak
Richard J. Colchin, John D. Galambos, Paul L. Goranson, Steven P. Hirshman, Phillip H. Edmonds, John R. Uglum, Jr.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 350-369
Technical Paper | Magnet System | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30838
233U Breeding Measurements in a Thorium-Oxide Blanket Assembly Using a (d, t) Accelerator Neutron Source
Rajendra Prashad Anand, Tejen Kumar Basu, Damaraju V. S. Ramakrishna
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 3 | May 1997 | Pages 370-377
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30839
The PAMS/GDP Process for Production of ICF Target Mandrels
B.W. McQuillan, A. Nikroo, D.A. Steinman, F.H. Elsner, D.G. Czechowicz, M.L. Hoppe, M. Sixtus, W.J. Miller
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 381-384
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST31-381
The Design of the Ballistic Furnace and Initial Microshells Formation Experiments
Andrei I. Nikitenko, Sergey M. Tolokonnikov, Robert Cook
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 385-390
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30790
The Role of Reactant Transport in Determining the Properties of NIF Shells Made by Interfacial Polycondensation
Kenneth E. Hamilton, Stephan A. Letts, Steven R. Buckley, Evelyn M. Fearon, Gerald Wilemski, Robert C. Cook, Diana Schroen-Carey
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 391-401
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30791
NIF Capsule Design Update
T. R. Dittrich, S. W. Haan, S. Pollaine, A. K. Burnham, G. L. Strobel
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 402-405
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30792
Adapting the Decomposable Mandrel Technique to Build Specialty ICF Targets
Evelyn M. Fearon, Stephan A. Letts, Leslie M. Allison, Robert C. Cook
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 406-410
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30793
Influence of the Properties of the Furnace Atmosphere on Microsphere Quality
Valeriy M. Dorogotovtsev, Alexander A. Akunets
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 411-417
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30794
Modeling the Effects of Polymer Degradation on the High Temperature Formation of Plastic Microshells
Yuriy A. Merkuliev, Sergey A. Startsev
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 418-423
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30795
Thermal Decomposition of Polystyrene in the High Temperature Fabrication Technology of Hollow Microspheres
Valeriy M. Dorogotovtsev, Alexander A. Akunets, Yuriy A. Merkuliev, Alexander P. Turivnoy, Robert Reibold, Evelyn Fearon, Robert Cook
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 424-430
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30796
Deposition and Characteristics of Chlorine-Doped Glow Discharge Polymer Films
Abbas Nikroo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 431-434
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30797
“Sputter-Deposited Be Ablators for NIF Target Capsules”
R. McEachern, C. Alford, R. Cook, D. Makowiecki, R. Wallace
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 435-441
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30798
Properties of Beryllium Loaded Plastic Films
W.S. Shih, W.J. James, N.E. Barr, N.C. Morosoff, Y. Xie, R.B. Stephens
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 442-448
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30799
New Methods—Experimental and Theoretical—To Control Thin Film Properties for Target Fabrication
R.W. Springer, B.J. Cameron, G.A. Reeves
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 449-455
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30800
Evaluation of B4C as an Ablator Material for NIF Capsules
Alan K. Burnham, Craig S. Alford, Daniel M. Makowiecki, Thomas R. Dittrich, Russell J. Wallace, Eric C. Honea, Charlotte M. King, David Steinman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 456-462
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30801
Testing of a Cryogenic Heat Transfer Joint for Omega
Karl Boline
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 463-467
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30802
Hollow Microspheres from Polyethylene Terephthalate
Valeriy M. Dorogotovtsev, Alexander A. Akunets, Yuriy A. Merkuliev
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 468-472
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30803
Algorithm for Better X-Radiography Analyses
David Bernat, Richard B. Stephens
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 473-476
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30804
The Quick-Flip Precision Locator for Micro Machining
Leander J. Salzer, Larry R. Foreman, Robert D. Day
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 477-481
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30805
Crystal Growth and Roughening of Solid D2
B. J. Kozioziemski, G. W. Collins, T.P. Bernat
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 482-484
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30806
Analysis of Integrating Sphere Performance for IR Enhanced DT Layering
Richard B. Stephens, G. Collins
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 485-490
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30807
Polymide Capsules May Hold High Pressure DT Fuel Without Cryogenic Support for the National Ignition Facility Indirect-Drive Targets
Jorge J. Sanchez, Stephan A. Letts
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 491-496
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30808
The Development of Ultrathin Polyimide for Laser Target and Other Applications
Forbes R. Powell, Heidi H. de Lopez, Luxel Corporation
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 497-500
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30809
Fabrication of Hydrodynamic Instability Targets
B. H. Jared, T. A. Dow, K. P. Garrard, G. M. Moorefield III, C. Barnes, R. D. Day, D. J. Hatch, L. J. Salzer, G. Rivera
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 501-503
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30810
Characterization of Chemical Dopants in ICF Targets
Martin L. Hoppe, Richard B. Stephens, David Harding
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 504-511
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30811