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Update on Specifications for NIF Ignition Targets

S. W. Haan, P. A. Amendt, D. A. Callahan, T. R. Dittrich, M. J. Edwards, B. A. Hammel, D. D. Ho, O. S. Jones, J. D. Lindl, M. M. Marinak, D. H. Munro, S. M. Pollaine, J. D. Salmonson, B. K. Spears, L. J. Suter

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 509-513

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-509

Sensitivity of Laser Mégajoule Ignition Targets to Technological Defects

J. Giorla, F. Poggi, D. Galmiche, P. Seytor, R. Quach, C. Cherfils, P. Gauthier, S. Laffite, L. Masse

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 514-518

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1436

Quantitative Radiography: Submicron Dimension Calibration for ICF Ablator Shell Characterization

H. Huang, B. J. Kozioziemski, R. B. Stephens, A. Nikroo, S. A. Eddinger, K. C. Chen, H. W. Xu, K. A. Moreno

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 519-524

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-3

Precision X-Ray Optical Depth Measurements in ICF Shells

S. A. Eddinger, R. B. Stephens, H. Huang, T. J. Drake, A. Nikroo, G. Flint, C. R. Bystedt

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 525-529

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-525

Quantitative Radiography: Film Model Calibration and Dopant/Impurity Measurement in ICF Ablators

H. Huang, R. B. Stephens, A. Nikroo, S. A. Eddinger, K. C. Chen, H. W. Xu, K. A. Moreno, K. P. Youngblood, M. Skelton

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 530-538

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-530

Design and Use of a Novel Apparatus for Measuring Capsule Fill Hole Conductance

Richard M. Seugling, Walter W. Nederbragt, Jeffery L. Klingmann, Stanley L. Edson, Jack L. Reynolds, Robert C. Cook

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 539-543

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1440

Developments in Capsule Gas Fill Half-Life Determination

D. A. Steinman, E. L. Alfonso, M. L. Hoppe

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 544-546

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1441

Beryllium Capsule Coating Development for NIF Targets

H. W. Xu, C. S. Alford, J. C. Cooley, L. A. Dixon, R. E. Hackenberg, S. A. Letts, K. A. Moreno, A. Nikroo, J. R. Wall, K. P. Youngblood

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 547-552

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-547

Investigation of Deuterium Permeability of Sputtered Beryllium and Graded Copper-Doped Beryllium Shells

A. Nikroo, H. W. Xu, K. A. Moreno, K. P. Youngblood, J. Cooley, C. S. Alford, S. A. Letts, R. C. Cook

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 553-558

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1443

Implications for the Cryogenic Fielding of Leaking Beryllium Capsules

Robert C. Cook

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 559-563

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1444

Removal of the Mandrel from Beryllium Sputter Coated Capsules for NIF Targets

S. Bhandarkar, S. A. Letts, S. Buckley, C. Alford, E. Lindsey, J. Hughes, K. P. Youngblood, K. Moreno, H. Xu, H. Huang, A. Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 564-571

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1445

Removal of GDP Mandrels from Sputter-Coated Beryllium Capsules for NIF Targets

K. P. Youngblood, K. A. Moreno, A. Nikroo, H. Huang, Y. T. Lee, S. A. Letts, C. S. Alford, S. R. Buckley

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 572-575

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-752

Fabrication of Pressurized 2 mm Beryllium Targets for ICF Experiments

E. H. Lundgren, A. C. Forsman, M. L. Hoppe, K. A. Moreno, A. Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 576-580

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-756

Fabrication and Characterization of Beryllium Rayleigh-Taylor Targets for OMEGA Experiments

K. A. Moreno, H. W. Xu, A. Nikroo, H. Huang, J. Fong, J. E. Knipping, J. L. Kaae, E. M. Giraldez

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 581-585

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1448

Graded Germanium Doped CH_x Microshells Meeting the Specifications of the Megajoule Laser Cryogenic Target

M. Theobald, F. Baudin, J. Barnouin, E. Pêche, S. Bednarczyk, O. Legaie, P. Baclet

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 586-592

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1449

Reduction of Isolated Defects on Ge Doped CH Capsules to Below Ignition Specifications

K. C. Chen, Y. T. Lee, H. Huang, J. P. Gibson, A. Nikroo, M. A. Johnson, E. Mapoles

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 593-599

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-593

Investigations to Remove Domes from Plastic Shells by Polishing

D. G. Czechowicz, C. J. Chen, J. A. Dorman, D. A. Steinman

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 600-605

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-600

New Developments in Glass Shells from SiGDP - Residual Gases, Gas Filling and Tailored Half-Lives

M. L. Hoppe, Sr., D. A. Steinman

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 606-610

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1452

Fabrication of Double Shell Targets with a Glass Inner Capsule Supported by SiO₂ Aerogel for Shots on the Omega Laser in 2006

Matthew Bono, Don Bennett, Carlos Castro, Joe Satcher, John Poco, Bill Brown, Harry Martz, Nick Teslich, Robin Hibbard, Alex Hamza, Peter Amendt, Harry Robey, Jose Milovich, Russell Wallace

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 611-625

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1453

Fabrication of Targets for Proton Focus Cone Fast Ignition Experiments

M. P. Mauldin, E. Giraldez, J. S. Jaquez, C. H. Shearer, Jr., R. B. Stephens, D. M. Woodhouse

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 626-630

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1454

Tungsten Sputter Coating Development to Produce High Z Shells

D. G. Czechowicz, J. A. Dorman, J. C. Geronimo, C. J. Chen

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 631-637

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-631

Fabrication and Attachment of Polyimide Fill Tubes to Plastic NIF Capsules

Masaru Takagi, Kyle Saito, Christopher Frederick, Abbas Nikroo, Robert Cook

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 638-642

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-638

Deterministic Fabrication and Characterization of Fill Tube Surrogate Targets for OMEGA Experiments Using a Polymer Stalk

A. Q. L. Nguyen, E. L. Alfonso, D. G. Czechowicz

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 643-646

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1457

Fabrication of Multiple Fill Tube Targets for Sandia National Laboratory

C. A. Frederick, C. A. Back, A. Nikroo, M. Takagi

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 647-650

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1458

Monolithic Fill Tube Target Fabrication

E. L. Alfonso, J. W. Crippen, A. Q. L. Nguyen

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 651-654

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1459

Plastic Aerogel Targets and Optical Transparency of Undercritical Microheterogeneous Plasma

N. G. Borisenko, A. M. Khalenkov, V. Kmetik, J. Limpouch, Yu. A. Merkuliev, V. G. Pimenov

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 655-664

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1460

Foam Structure of Xerogel Prepared Via Ring-Opening Reaction Between Epoxy Groups Attached on the Side Chain of Polystyrene

Kentaro Yamanaka, Keiji Nagai, Nobukatsu Nemoto, Kaori Nomura, Tomonori Shimoyama, Kei Tanji, Tomoya Tanji, Mitsuo Nakai, Takayoshi Norimatsu

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 665-672

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1461

Characterization of Embedded Spheres in Opaque Foams

K. K. Dannenberg, C. A. Back, C. A. Frederick, E. M. Giraldez, R. R. Holt, W. J. Krych, D. G. Schroen, C. O. Russell

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 673-676

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1462

Laser Machining of RF Foam by Second Harmonics of Nd:YAG Laser

Takeshi Fujimura, Takayoshi Norimatsu, Mitsuo Nakai, Keiji Nagai, Akifumi Iwamoto, Kunioki Mima

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 677-681

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1463

Improving the Wall Uniformity of Resorcinol Formaldehyde Foam Shells by Modifying Emulsion Components

R. R. Paguio, M. Takagi, M. Thi, J. F. Hund, A. Nikroo, S. Paguio, R. Luo, A. L. Greenwood, O. Acenas, S. Chowdhury

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 682-687

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-682

Aluminum Coatings as a Deuterium Permeation Barrier on Foam Shells and the Dependence on Foam Surface Finish

J. S. Jaquez, E. L. Alfonso, A. Nikroo, A. L. Greenwood

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 688-692

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-688

Templating Silica Aerogel with Polystyrene to Improve Their Mechanical Properties

Kimberly A. DeFriend, Brent Espinoza, Brian Patterson

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 693-700

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1466

Fabrication and Characterization of Aluminum Oxide Aerogel Backlighter Targets

J. F. Hund, J. McElfresh, C. A. Frederick, A. Nikroo, A. L. Greenwood, W. Luo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 701-704

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1467

Optimal 'Tomography' of 2-Layered Targets: 3D Parameters Reconstruction from Shadow Images

A. I. Nikitenko, S. M. Tolokonnikov

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 705-716

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1468

Three-Dimensional Characterization of Spherical Cryogenic Targets Using Ray-Trace Analysis of Multiple Shadowgraph Views

D. H. Edgell, R. S. Craxton, L. M. Elasky, D. R. Harding, S. J. Verbridge, M. D. Wittman, W. Seka

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 717-726

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1469

Spatial Reconstruction Algorithm of DT Layer in Cryogenic Targets Using Optical Techniques

A. Choux, L. Jeannot, F. Gillot, F. Sandras, M. Martin, C. Gauvin, G. Pascal, E. Busvelle, J. P. Gauthier, P. Baclet

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 727-736

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1470

Thermal Simulations of the LMJ Cryogenic Target

Geraldine Moll, Michel Martin, Philippe Baclet

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 737-746

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST51-737

A Way to Reach the Cryogenic's Temperature and Roughness Requirements for the Laser Megajoule Facility

M. Martin, C. Gauvin, A. Choux, P. Baclet, G. Pascal

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 747-752

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1472

Preliminary Results of Fuel Layering on the Cryogenic Target for the FIREX Project

A. Iwamoto, R. Maekawa, T. Mito, H. Sakagami, O. Motojima, M. Nakai, K. Nagai, T. Fujimura, T. Norimatsu, H. Azechi, K. Mima

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 753-757

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1473

Overview of the Filling Station for LMJ Cryogenic Targets

R. Collier, E. Fleury, O. Vincent-Viry, F. Viargues, P. Baclet

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 758-763

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1474

Laser Megajoule Cryogenic Target: A Path from Automatic Transfer to Laser Shot Conditions

G. Paquignon, D. Brisset, V. Lamaison, J. Manzagol, P. Bonnay, E. Bouleau, D. Chatain, D. Communal, J-P. Perin

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 764-768

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1475

Development of "Punching-Out Target" to Generate Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Light

Yuzuri Yasuda, Keiji Nagai, Takayoshi Norimatsu, Shinsuke Fujioka, Hiroaki Nishimura, Katsunobu Nishihara, Yasukazu Izawa, Kunioki Mima

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 769-771

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1476

Unitized Wire Arrays for Z-Pinch Machines: A Feasibility Study

R. Gallix, J. W. Crippen, D. G. Czechowicz, A. C. Forsman, E. M. Giraldez, J. F. Hund, J. S. Jaquez, A. Q. L. Nguyen

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 772-775

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1477

Fabrication of a 3X3 Neutron Pinhole Array

Robert D. Day, Paul M. Brooks, Randall L. Edwards, Felix P. Garcia, Gary P. Grim, Arthur Nobile, Jr., Derek W. Schmidt, Ronald C. Snow, Adelaida C. Valdez

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 776-781

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1478

Thermal and Electrical Conductivities of Electroplated Gold

T. P. Bernat, N. B. Alexander, J. L. Kaae

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 782-785

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1479

Mass Production Methods for Fabrication of Inertial Fusion Targets

D. T. Frey, N. B. Alexander, A. S. Bozek, D. T. Goodin, R. W. Stemke, T. J. Drake, D. Bitner

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 51 / Number 4 / May 2007 / Pages 786-790

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1480

Development of a New Horizontal Rotary GDP Coater Enabling Increased Production

B. A. Vermillion, J. T. Bousquet, R. E. Andrews, M. Thi, M. L. Hoppe, E. R. Castillo, A. Nikroo, D. T. Goodin, G. E. Besenbruch