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Alternative Fuels for ICF Targets
James K. Hoffer
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 1-5
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36106
Shock Timing and Yield Sensitivity Studies for NIF Ignition Capsules
R. E. Olson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 6-10
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36107
Characteristics of ICF Relevant Hohlraums Driven by X-Rays from a Z-Pinch
T. W. L. Sanford, R. E. Olson, R. A. Vesey, G. A. Chandler, D. E. Hebron, R. C. Mock, R. J. Leeper, T. J. Nash, C. L. Ruiz, L. E. Ruggles, W. W. Simpson, R. L. Bowers, W. Matuska, D. L. Peterson, R. R. Peterson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 11-15
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36108
Developments in NIF Beryllium Capsule Design
D. C. Wilson, P. A. Bradley, S. R. Goldman, N. M. Hoffman, R. W. Margevicius, R. B. Stephens, R.E.Olson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 16-21
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36109
Status of Target Injection and Tracking Studies for Inertial Fusion Energy
Ronald W. Petzoldt, Dan Goodin, Nathan Siegel
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 22-27
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36110
Influence of Residual Gas on the Life of Cryogenic Target and Trajectory of Injected Targets
T. Norimatsu, A. Sunahara, K. Nagai, T. Yamanaka
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 28-33
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36111
Cooling-Induced Deformation of Polystyrene Spherical Shells
T. Endo, K. Shibata, Y. Fujima, T. Norimatsu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 34-41
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36112
Large Glass Shells from GDP Shells
Martin L. Hoppe
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 42-45
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36113
Decreasing Out-of-Round in Poly(α-Methylstyrene) Mandrels by Increasing Interfacial Tension
Masaru Takagi, Robert Cook, Richard Stephens, Jane Gibson, Sally Paguio
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 46-49
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36114
Stiffening of PαMS Mandrels During Curing
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 50-53
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36115
The Effects of Controlling Osmotic Pressure on a Pαms Microencapsulated Mandrel During Curing
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 54-57
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36116
Fabrication of Thin Walled Glow Discharge Polymer Shells
A. Nikroo, J.M. Pontelandolfo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 58-61
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST38-58
Properties of a-C:H Coatings Prepared by PECVD for Laser Fusion Targets
M. Theobald, P. Baclet, O. Legaie., J. Durand.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 62-68
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36118
Progress Update on CVD of Beryllium
Kenneth V. Salazar, Stevan G. Pattillo, Mitchell Trkula
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 69-73
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36119
Models of Polyimide Spray Coatings
Robert Cook
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 74-82
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36120
Mechanical Properties and Gas Permeability of Polyimide Shells Fabricated by the Vapor Deposition Method
F.-Y. Tsai, E. L. Alfonso, S.-H. Chen, D. R. Harding
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 83-89
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36121
High Performance Aromatic Polyimides for Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiment: Capsule and Membrane Applications
Didier Marsacq, Franck Jousse
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 90-93
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36122
Development of Polyimide Ablators for NIF: Analysis of Defects on Shells, a Novel Smoothing Technique and Upilex Coatings
C. Chad Roberts, Pascal J. Orthion, April E. Hassel, Bryan K. Parrish, Steven R. Buckley, Evelyn Fearon, Stephan A. Letts, Robert C. Cook
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 94-107
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36123
Living Radical Polymerization of Trimethylsilylstyrene
B.W. McQuillan, S. Paguio
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 108-109
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36124
Studies in Microcellular Polymer Foams, Produced by Copolymerization
Wigen Nazarov, Philip G. McGivern
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 110-114
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36125
Regular Foams, Loaded Foams and Capsule Suspension in the Foam for Hohlraums in ICF
N. G. Borisenko, A. I. Gromov, Yu. A. Merkulev, A. V. Mitrofanov., W. Nazarov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 115-118
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36126
Novel Three-Dimensional Microengineering Techniques
R.P. Keatch, B. Lawrenson, L.M. Huang, A. Meramveliotaki
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 119-122
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36127
Quantitative Analysis of Backlit Shadowgraphy as a Diagnostic of Hydrogen Ice Surface Quality in ICF Capsules
J. A. Koch, T. P. Bernat, G. W. Collins, B. A. Hammel, B. J. Kozioziemski, A. J. MacKinnon, J. D. Sater, D. N. Bittner, Y. Lee
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 123-131
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36128
Seeing Shell Wall Fluctuations
Richard B. Stephens, Tony Mroczkowski, Jane Gibson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 132-135
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST38-132
Pressure Testing of Micro Balloons by Bursting
Mike A. Salazar, Pete Gobby, Robert Watt
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 136-138
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36130
The Production of High-Aspect-Ratio Microstructures (HARMS)
Dr Robert Keatch, Mr Brian Lawrenson, Mr Mark Finlay, Dr Barrie Lewis, Dr Colin Horsfield
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 139-142
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36131
The 20K Cryogenic Grip for the Laser MegaJoule Cryo-Targets
Denis Chatain, Jean Paul Perin, Olivier Chanal, Denis Desenne
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 143-148
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36132
Temperature Profiles and ℓ = 1 Nonuniformity Within Cryogenic ICF Targets
E. L. Alfonso,I. Anteby, D. R. Harding
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 149-155
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36133
Cryogenic Indirect Drive Target A Thermal Study
Sophie Charton, Amaud Fabre, Philippe Baclet
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 156-160
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36134
Laser Targets of Beryllium Deuteride
N. G. Borisenko, V. M. Dorogotovtsev, A. I. Gromov, S. Yu, Guskov, Yu. A. Merkul'ev, Yu. E. Markushkin, N. A. Chirin, A. K. Shikov., V. F. Petrunin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 161-165
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36135
Free-Standing Target Technologies for ICF
I.V.Aleksandrova, E.R.Koresheva, I.E.Osipov, S.M.Tolokonnikov, L.A.Rivkis, V.P.Veselov, A.A.Belolipetskiy, G.D.Baranov, L.S.Yaquzhinskiy
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 166-172
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36136
The Temperature in the RTP Tokamak Under Feedback Control by Regulating the Output of a 110-GHz Gyrotron
Jaap Lok, Ronald Dam, Bart de Groot
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 2 | September 2000 | Pages 173-179
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A140
A General Computational Approach for Magnetohydrodynamic Flows Using the CFX Code: Buoyant Flow Through a Vertical Square Channel
Ivan Di Piazza, Leo Bühler
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 2 | September 2000 | Pages 180-189
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A141
Progress in the Development of Tomographic Information-Processing Methods for Application to ICF Target Characterization
Irina V. Aleksandrova, Alezandr A. Belolipetskiy, Vjacheslav I. Golov, Vladimir I. Chtcherbakov, Elena V. Makeyeva, Elena R. Koresheva, Igor E. Osipov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 2 | September 2000 | Pages 190-205
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A142
In Situ Potentiometric, Resistance, and Dilatometric Measurements of Palladium Electrodes During Repeated Electrochemical Hydrogen Absorption
Hiroo Numata, Izumi Ohno
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 2 | September 2000 | Pages 206-223
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A143
Heat and Helium Production During Exothermic Reactions Between Gases Through Palladium Geometrical Elements Loaded with Hydrogen
Giuseppe Agelao, Maria Carmela Romano, Francesco Italiano
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 2 | September 2000 | Pages 224-237
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A144
Evidence for Low-Intensity D-D Reaction as a Result of Exothermic Deuterium Desorption from Au/Pd/PdO:D Heterostructure
A. G. Lipson, B. F. Lyakhov, A. S. Roussetski, T. Akimoto, T. Mizuno, N. Asami, R. Shimada, S. Miyashita, A. Takahashi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 2 | September 2000 | Pages 238-252
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A145
Comparative Strength Analysis and Thermal Fatigue Testing of Be/CuCrZr and Be/GlidCop Joints Produced by Fast Brazing
Alexander Gervash, Igor Mazul, Nikolai Yablokov, Anatoly Ganenko
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 277-282
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36140
Steam Chemical Reactivity of Be Pebbles and Be Powder
R. A. Anderl, R. J. Pawelko, G. R. Smolik, F. Scaffidi-Argentina, D. Davydov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 283-289
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36141
Experimental Investigations on the Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of Single Size Beryllium Pebble Beds
M. Dalle Donne, A. Goraieb, G. Piazza, F. Scaffidi-Argentina
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 290-298
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36142
Mechanical Behavior of Monosized and Binary Beryllium Pebble Beds
Jörg Reimann, Matthias Behnke
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 299-309
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36143
Measurement of the Heat Transfer Parameters in Infiltrated Binary Beryllium Beds: Comparison Between the Results with PEHTRA and SUPER-PETRA
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 310-319
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36144
Influence of Temperature and Pressure on the Beryllium Pebbles Bed Electrical Resistivity
E. Alves, L.C. Alves, M.F da Silva, A.A. Melo, J.C. Soares, F. Scaffidi-Argentina
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 320-325
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36145
Application of Beryllium as First Wall Armour for ITER Primary, Baffle, and Limiter Modules
A.Cardella, V. Barabash, K. Ioki, M. Yamada, T. Hatano, Y. Ohara, P. Lorenzetto, M. Merola, I. Mazul, Y. Strebkov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 326-333
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36146
Heat Shock Tests on Beryllium Samples Before and After Neutron Irradiation
A. Lodato, M. Rödig, R. Duwe, H. Derz, J. Linke, R. Castro, A. Gervash
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 334-337
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36147
An Assessment of the Tensile and Fracture Toughness Data Generated in a Beryllium Irradiation-Test Program
D.R. Harries, M. Dalle Donne, F. Scaffidi-Argentina
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 338-349
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36148
Helium and Tritium Behavior in Neutron Irradiated Beryllium
I.B. Kupriyanov, V.V. Vlasov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 350-356
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36149
Erosion and Deuterium Retention Investigation of Mixed W-Be Layers on Beryllium in Experiments on Plasma Disruption Simulation
S.N. Korshunov, V.I. Vasiliev, M.I. Guseva, V.M. Gureev, L.S. Danelyan, V.V. Zatekin, V.S. Kulikauskas
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 357-362
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36150
Deuterium Trapping in Ion-Implanted, Thermally-Grown Oxide Layers and Codeposited Beryllium Oxide
Andrey Markin, Alexander Gorodetsky, Francesco Scaffidi-Argentina, Heinrich Werle, Chung H. Wu, Andrey Zakharov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 363-368
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36151
Negative Transferred Arc Cleaning: A Method for Roughening and Removing Surface Contamination from Beryllium and Other Metallic Surfaces
Richard G. Castro, Kendall J. Hollis, Carl J. Maggiore, Alicia Ayala, Brian D. Bartram, Russell P. Doerner
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 369-375
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36152
Tritium Loss in Molten Flibe Systems
Glen R. Longhurst, Robert A. Anderl, R. Scott Willms
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 376-383
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36153
A Unique Beryllium Carbide Thin Film: Synthesis, Chemical, and Thermal Characterizations
Yixiang Xie, Richard B. Stephens, Nicholas C. Morosoff, William J. James
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 3 | November 2000 | Pages 384-390
Technical Paper | Special Issue on Beryllium Technology for Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36154