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NIF Ignition Target Requirements, Margins, and Uncertainties: Status February 2010

S. W. Haan, J. D. Salmonson, D. S. Clark, D. D. Ho, B. A. Hammel, D. A. Callahan, C. J. Cerjan, M. J. Edwards, S. P. Hatchett, O. L. Landen, J. D. Lindl, B. J. Macgowan, M. M. Marinak, D. H. Munro, H. F. Robey, B. K. Spears, L. J. Suter, R. P. Town, S. V. Weber, D. C. Wilson

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 1-7

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3723

CH Capsule Fabrication for Ignition Tuning Campaign

K. C. Chen, K. A. Moreno, Y. T. Lee, J. J. Wu, A. Q. L. Nguyen, H. Huang, K. Sequoia, A. Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 8-13

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-8-13

Deuterium-Tritium Fuel Layer Formation for the National Ignition Facility

B. J. Kozioziemski, E. R. Mapoles, J. D. Sater, A. A. Chernov, J. D. Moody, J. B. Lugten, M. A. Johnson

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 14-25

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3697

Metrology Statistics for NIF Tuning Campaign

H. Huang, R. Fallon, S. W. Haan, Y. T. Lee, K. A. Moreno, A. Q. L. Nguyen, A. Nikroo, K. L. Sequoia, R. B. Stephens, J. J. Wu

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 26-34

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3694

Increased X-Ray Opacity of GDP Capsules from High Intensity X-Ray Exposure

K. L. Sequoia, H. Huang, R. B. Stephens, K. A. Moreno, K. C. Chen, A. Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 35-38

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-35

A New Flat-Fielding Technique for X-Ray Radiography of Low-Z Samples Using Xradia MicroXCT Microscope

H. Huang, R. B. Stephens, S. A. Eddinger

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 39-45

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-39

Evolution of the Capsule Fill Tube Assembly Production Methods for the National Ignition Campaign

K. A. Moreno, K. C. Chen, J. W. Crippen, R. Fallon, H. Huang, Y. T. Lee, A. Q. L. Nguyen, A. Nikroo, K. L. Sequoia, J. J. D. Wu, H. W. Xu

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 46-50

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-46

Modeling and Experiments of Compressible Gas Flow Through Microcapillary Fill Tubes on NIF Targets

S. Bhandarkar, T. Parham, J. Fair

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 51-57

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3718

Improvements to Formvar Tent Fabrication Using the Meniscus Coater

M. Stadermann, S. A. Letts, S. Bhandarkar

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 58-62

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3714

Quality Assurance and Characterization of Adhesives Used for NIC Target Assembly

S. A. Letts, S. Bhandarkar, M. Stadermann, J. Birnbaum

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 63-69

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3719

Lessons from Building Laser-Driven Fusion Ignition Targets with the Precision Robotic Assembly Machine

R. C. Montesanti, E. T. Alger, L. J. Atherton, S. D. Bhandarkar, C. Castro, E. G. Dzenitis, G. J. Edwards, A. V. Hamza, J. L. Klingmann, D. M. Lord, A. Nikroo, T. G. Parham, J. L. Reynolds, R. M. Seugling, M. Stadermann, M. F. Swisher, J. S. Taylor, P. J. Wegner

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 70-77

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3713

NIF Target Assembly Metrology Methodology and Results

E. T. Alger, J. Kroll, E. G. Dzenitis, R. Montesanti, J. Hughes, M. Swisher, J. Taylor, K. Segraves, D. M. Lord, J. Reynolds, C. Castro, G. Edwards

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 78-86

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3708

Germanium Doped CH_x Microshells for LMJ Targets

C. Chicanne, J. Bray, E. Peche, G. Legay, M. Theobald, O. Legaie, A. Ollagnier, E. Finot

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 87-93

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-87

The Production and Characterization of Banded GDP Capsules for Defect Implosion Experiments on Omega

B. A. Vermillion, M. L. Hoppe, Sr., E. L. Alfonso, E. M. Giraldez, M. L. Hoppe, Jr., J. A. Fooks

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 94-98

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-1-94

Development in Glass Shells Production from Silicon-Doped GDP for Noncryogenic LMJ Target

S. Le Tacon, C. Chicanne, M. Theobald, O. Legaie

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 99-104

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11509

Developments in the Production of Iron Doped and High-Aspect-Ratio SiGDP to Glass Capsules

M. L. Hoppe, Sr., B. A. Vermillion, K. C. Chen

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 105-109

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11510

Characterization of the Microshell Surface Using Holography

C. Hermerel, A. Choux, L. Jeannot, E. Busvelle, P. Merillot, O. Legaie

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 110-115

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11511

Techniques to Measure the Refractive Index of GDP and Ge-Doped GDP with Monochromatic Light

E. L. Alfonso, A. A. Clark, D. A. Steinman, R. B. Stephens

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 116-120

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11512

Further Characterizations of Sputtered Copper Beryllium Capsules Using Confocal Micro X-Ray Fluorescence

Brian M. Patterson, Kimberly A. Obrey, George J. Havrilla

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 121-125

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11513

Improving the Reproducibility of the Radial Argon Concentration in Beryllium Shells

K. Youngblood, C. Alford, S. Bhandarkar, J. Hayes, K. Moreno, A. Nikroo, H. Xu

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 126-132

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3692

Thick, Multistepped Iron and Tantalum Targets for Equation-of-State Measurements at High Pressures and Low Temperatures

P. B. Mirkarimi, K. A. Bettencourt, M. C. Kellam, P. J. Davis, N. E. Teslich, J. B. Alameda

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 133-138

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3682

Deposition of Au-Mo Cocktail Coatings and Gold-Based Thin Layers as Corrosion Protective Barrier by Magnetron Sputtering for Au-DU Hohlraums

J. Nazon, E. Brun, F. Durut, M. Theobald, O. Legaie

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 139-147

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11516

Overview on Materials and Technological Developments for the LMJ Cryogenic Target Assembly

B. Reneaume, G. Allegre, R. Botrel, H. Bourcier, R. Bourdenet, O. Breton, R. Collier, C. Dauteuil, F. Durut, A. Faivre, E. Fleury, I. Geoffray, G. Geoffray, L. Jeannot, L. Jehanno, O. Legaie, G. Legay, S. Meux, G. Paquignon, J. P. Perin, J. Schunk, M. Theobald, C. Vasselin, F. Viargues

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 148-154

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11517

Four Years of Experimental Results on the Prototypes of the Cryogenic Holders of the Laser Mégajoule Facility

G. Paquignon, D. Brisset, J. Manzagol

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 155-158

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11518

Evolution and Progress of the Cryogenic Target Shroud Remover Prototypes Developed for the LMJ Facility

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

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 159-165

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11519

With Regard to the Low Mode Target Lifetime: An Analytical Model

Michel Martin, Géraldine Moll, François Lallet, Alexandre Choux, Rémy Collier, Olivier Legaie, Laurent Jeannot

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 166-170

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-166

LMJ Targets for Nuclear Fusion: Recent Experimental and Theoretical Advances on Redistribution Process, Control of Target Temperature, and Effect of D-T Aging

F. Lallet, C. Gauvin, M. Martin, G. Moll

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 171-181

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11521

Numerical Simulations of Removing Anticonvection Baffles Inside a Laser Mégajoule Cryotarget

Géraldine Moll, Michel Martin, Rémy Collier

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 182-189

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-182

Aerogel Microsphere Density: A Comparison of Gravimetric and X-Ray Absorption Techniques

L. J. Peacock, C. D. Bentley, N. Bazin, E. Stott, C. Macqueen

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 190-193

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11523

Incorporation of Tracer Elements Within Aerogels and CH Foams

Christopher E. Hamilton, Diana Honnell, Brian M. Patterson, Derek W. Schmidt, Kimberly A. Defriend Obrey

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 194-198

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-194

Development and Fabrication of NIF-Scale Resorcinol Formaldehyde Foam Shells for ICF Experiments

R. R. Paguio, D. Jaison, K. M. Saito, K. Quan, J. F. Hund, A. Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 199-204

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11525

TPX Foams for Inertial Fusion Laser Experiments: Foam Preparation, Machining, Characterization, and Discussion of Density Issues

Marie Grosse, Lyonel Guillot, Benoît Reneaume, Emmanuel Fleury, Cyril Hermerel, Alexandre Choux, Laurent Jeannot, Isabelle Geoffray, Alexis Faivre, Olivier Breton, Johan Andre, Remy Collier, Olivier Legaie

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 205-215

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-205

Monolithic and Low-Density (<50 mg/cm³) Metal Oxides Fabricated Using Electrospinning: Vanadium Oxide and Copper Oxide Examples

Keiji Nagai, Kohei Miyamoto, Tomokazu Iyoda, Cao Pan, Zhongze Gu

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 216-220

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11527

An Update of Target Fabrication Techniques for the Mass Production of Advanced Fast Ignition Cone Targets

C. Spindloe, M. K. Tolley, P. Hiscock, M. Beardsley, J. J. Spencer

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 221-226

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11528

A Robotic System for High-Throughput-Rate Target Assembly

G. E. Lee, N. B. Alexander, E. Diaz, J. D. Sheliak

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 227-233

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11529

Status of the Development of the HiPER Single-Shot Target

Frédéric Ben Saïd, Benoît Reneaume, Christophe Dauteuil, Olivier Breton, Ronan Botrel, Cédric Chicanne, Isabelle Geoffray, Rémy Collier, Olivier Legaie

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 234-239

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11530

On-Chip Double Emulsion Droplet Assembly Using Electrowetting-on-Dielectric and Dielectrophoresis

W. Wang, T. B. Jones, D. R. Harding

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 240-249

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST59-240

Target Fabrication at the University of Michigan

M. J. Grosskopf, D. C. Marion, R. P. Drake, C. C. Kuranz, F. W. Doss, A. J. Visco, C. M. Huntington, C. M. Krauland, C. A. Di Stefano, E. C. Harding

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 250-256

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11532

Target Fabrication of Opacity Experiments on Z for Weapons Science Applications

Kimberly A. Defriend Obrey, Manolo Sherrill, David J. Devlin, Robert D. Day, Derek W. Schmidt, Brent F. Espinoza, Kevin M. Hubbard, Adelaida C. Valdez, Mcilwaine Archer, Deanna Capelli, Franklin Fierro, Randall B. Randolph

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 257-261

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11533

Laser Entrance Hole Window Burst and Pressure Deflections at Cryogenic Temperature

Bruce Lairson, Ryan Smith, Jeff Guckian, Travis Ayers, Suhas Bhandarkar

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 262-266

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST10-3686

Fabrication of Backlighter Laser Targets via Lithography

J. F. Hund, J. S. Jaquez, C. Deck, K. Quan

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 267-270

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11535

Improvements to Fill Tube Design for Direct-Drive NIF and Fast Ignition Applications

K. M. Saito, J. F. Hund, M. Wittman, A. Nikroo, J. W. Crippen, J. S. Jaquez, E. M. Giraldez

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 271-275

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11536

Recent Developments in Fabrication of New Conceptual Gold Cone and Machining of Polystyrene Shell for Fast Ignition Target

H. Homma, H. Kadota, H. Hosokawa, M. Nagata, T. Fujimura, K. Nagai, M. Nakai, T. Norimatsu, H. Azechi

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / January 2011 / Pages 276-278

Technical Paper / Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11537