Preparing for polar-drive ignition on the National Ignition Facility

The implementation of polar drive (PD) at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) will enable the execution of direct-drive implosions while the facility is configured for x-ray drive. The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), in collaboration with LLNL, LANL and GA, is implementing PD on the NIF. LLE...

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Main Authors: McKenty P.W., Collins T.J.B., Marozas J.A., Kessler T.J., Zuegel J.D., Shoup M.J., Craxton R.S., Marshall F.J., Shvydky A., Skupsky S., Goncharov V.N., Radha P.B., Epstein R., Sangster T.C., Meyerhofer D.D., McCrory R.L., Kilkenny J.D., Nikroo A., Hoppe M.L., MacKinnon A.J., LePape S., Marinak M.M., Schmitt M.J., Bradley P.A., Krasheninnikova N.S., Magelssen G.R., Murphy T.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-11-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135902014