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Vaporization of Pb and Li Films in ICF Reaction Chambers

A.M. Hassanein, C.D. Croessmann, G.L. Kulcinski

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 4 / Number 2P3 / September 1983 / Pages 849-853

Inertial Confinement Fusion / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22966

The A THERMAL code is used to calculate the temperature rise and subsequent evaporation of liquid Pb and Li films bombarded with the debris of ICF targets. Temperature increases resulting from the various species are combined with vapor pressure data to yield evaporation rates and the subsequent total amount of Pb or Li vaporized from a thermonuclear explosion.