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NIF Ignition Campaign Target Performance and Requirements: Status May 2012

S. W. Haan, J. Atherton, D. S. Clark, B. A. Hammel, D. A. Callahan, C. J. Cerjan, E. L. Dewald, S. Dixit, M. J. Edwards, S. Glenzer, S. P. Hatchett, D. Hicks, O. S. Jones, O. L. Landen, J. D. Lindl, M. M. Marinak, B. J. Macgowan, A. J. Mackinnon, N. B. Meezan, J. L. Milovich, D. H. Munro, H. F. Robey, J. D. Salmonson, B. K. Spears, L. J. Suter, R. P. Town, S. V. Weber, J. L. Kline, D. C. Wilson

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 67-75

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-31

Developing High-Temperature Laser-Driven Half Hohlraums for High-Energy-Density Physics Experiments at the National Ignition Facility

A. S. Moore, J. Morton, T. Guymer, N. Bazin, C. Bentley, M. Stevenson, J. L. Kline, P. Keiter, M. Taccetti, K. Mussack, B. Peterson, D. W. Schmidt, C. Hamilton, N. Lanier, J. Workman

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 76-81

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16323

Low-Mode Target Lifetime: Experimental Results

Michel Martin, Cyril Gauvin, Géraldine Moll, Olivier Raphaël, Olivier Legaie, Laurent Jeannot

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 82-86

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16324

Micron-Scaled Defects on Cryogenic Targets: An Assessment of Condensate Sources

W. T. Shmayda, D. R. Harding, V. A. Versteeg, C. Kingsley, M. Hallgren, S. J. Loucks

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 87-94

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16325

Considerations and Requirements for Providing Cryogenic Targets for Direct-Drive Inertial Fusion Implosions at the National Ignition Facility

D. R. Harding, M. D. Wittman, D. H. Edgell

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 95-105

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16326

Ultrafine Fuel Layers for Application to ICF/IFE Targets

I. V. Aleksandrova, I. E. Osipov, E. R. Koresheva, T. P. Timasheva, S. M. Tolokonnikov, L. V. Panina, A. A. Belolipetskiy, L. S. Yaguzinskiy

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 106-119

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST63-106

Compensating for Target Motion Between Seed Pulse and Phase Conjugate Beam Arrival Times at the Target

Nobukazu Kameyama, Hiroki Yoshida

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 120-124

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16328

Stress- and Radiation-Induced Swelling in Plastic Capsules

D. R. Harding, W. T. Shmayda

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 125-131

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16329

Optimizations in Sputtering Glass as Permeation Barrier for Laser Targets

S. Le Tacon, F. Durut, C. Chicanne, V. Brunet

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 132-135

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16330

Atomic Layer Deposition Coating for Permeation Half-Life Control of GDP Ablator Capsules

M. Schoff, D. Steinman, A. Alberti, H. Huang, A. Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 136-141

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST63-136

Oxygen Profile Determination in NIF GDP Capsules Using Contact Radiography

H. Huang, D. M. Haas, Y. T Lee, J. J. Wu, K. A. Moreno, R. B. Stephens, A. Nikroo, M. Stadermann, S. D. Bhandarkar

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 142-150

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-26

Automated ICF Capsule Characterization Using Confocal Surface Profilometry

N. A. Antipa, S. H. Baxamusa, E. S. Buice, A. D. Conder, M. N. Emerich, M. S. Flegel, C. L. Heinbockel, J. B. Horner, J. E. Fair, L. M. Kegelmeyer, E. S. Koh, M. A. Johnson, W. L. Maranville, J. S. Meyer, R. Montesanti, J. Nguyen, J. E. Ralph, J. L. Reynolds, J. G. Senecal

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 151-159

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-38

Advancements in Capsule Surface Defect Characterization

D. M. Haas, H. Huang, A. Q. L. Nguyen, K. Sequoia, R. B. Stephens, A. Nikroo, N. Antipa

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 160-168

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-30

A Solvent Cleaning Process for the Outer Surface of Plastic ICF Capsules

S. H. Baxamusa, S. D. Bhandarkar, J. L. Reynolds, B. Maranville, J. Horner, D. C. Mason, C. L. Heinbockel, N. A. Antipa, A. D. Conder

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 169-176

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-27

Novel Strategies to Remove Particulate Contamination from Ablator Capsule Surface

S. Bhandarkar, J. Reynolds, S. Letts, S. Baxamusa, E. Lindsey

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 177-189

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-33

Inhomogeneous Copper Diffusion in NIF Beryllium Ablator Capsules

H. Huang, H. W. Xu, K. P. Youngblood, D. R. Wall, R. B. Stephens, K. A. Moreno, A. Nikroo, K. J. Wu, M. Wang, A. V. Hamza

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 190-201

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-24

Characterization of Thin Copper Diffusion Barrier Layer in Beryllium Capsules

H. Xu, K. P. Youngblood, H. Huang, J. J. Wu, K. A. Moreno, A. Nikroo, S. J. Shin, Y. M. Wang, A. V. Hamza

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 202-207

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-16

Thin Oxides as a Copper Diffusion Barrier for NIF Beryllium Ablator Capsules

K. P. Youngblood, H. Huang, H. W. Xu, J. Hayes, K. A. Moreno, J. J. Wu, A. Nikroo, C. A. Alford, A. V. Hamza, S. O. Kucheyev, Y. M. Wang, K. J. Wu

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 208-212

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-23

Process Control Improvements for Production of Depleted Uranium Hohlraums

H. Streckert, K. Blobaum, B. Chen, J. E. Fair, N. Hein, A. Nikroo, K. Quan, M. Stadermann

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 213-217

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-18

Production Manufacturing of Gold-Depleted Uranium Layered Hohlraums for the National Ignition Facility

N. A. Hein, H. L. Wilkens, A. Nikroo, H.-C. B. Chen, H. H. Streckert, K. Quan, J. R. Wall, T. A. Fuller, M. R. Jackson, E. M. Giraldez, S. J. Price, R. J. Sohn, M. Stadermann

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 218-225

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-20

Developments in Fabrication and Characterization of Gold/Boron-Lined Gold Hohlraums

J. S. Jaquez, A. Nikroo, N. A. Hein, W. Sweet

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 226-231

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16342

Characterization of Blistering and Delamination in Depleted Uranium Hohlraums

K. J. M. Blobaum, M. Stadermann, J. E. Fair, N. E. Teslich, M. A. Wall, R. J. Foreman, N. Hein, H. Streckert, A. Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 232-241

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-32

Fabrication and Metrology Challenges in Making Thin, Hollow, Silver Spherical Halfraum Targets for EPEC Experiments on the National Ignition Facility

E. M. Giraldez, P. B. Mirkarimi, J. A. Emig, K. B. Fournier, H. Huang, J. S. Jaquez, E. C. Losbanos, M. J. May, J. D. Sain, M. E. Schoff, N. E. Teslich, M. T. Vu, R. J. Wallace

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 242-246

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-28

Utilizing Conventional Machining Tools with Customized Machining Techniques to Manufacture Multifaceted Targets

K. A. D. Obrey, F. Fierro, J. Martinez, R. Randolph, D. W. Schmidt

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 247-251

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST63-2-247

Fabrication Improvements of the Aluminum Unconverted Light Shields for the National Ignition Campaign

J. F. Hund, J. W. Crippen, K. Clark, N. Martinez, D. J. Jasion, M. P. Farrell, D. T. Frey

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 252-256

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16346

Hexagonally Arranged Nanopore Film Fabricated via Selective Etching by 172-nm Vacuum Ultraviolet Light Irradiation

Motonori Komura, Kaori Kamata, Tomokazu Iyoda, Keiji Nagai

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 257-264

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16347

Ultrathin Polymer Films for Short-Pulse Laser-Driven Proton, Deuteron, and Carbon Ion Beams

Christopher E. Hamilton, Nickolaus A. Smith, Kimberly A. Defriend Obrey

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 265-267

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16348

Fabrication of Thin CH and CD Films and Patterned Films Using a Heat Press Technique for the NIF and OMEGA Magnetic Recoil Neutron Spectrometer

R. R. Paguio, D. J. Jasion, K. M. Saito, M. E. Schoff, R. M. Jimenez, J. F. Hund, M. P. Farrell

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 268-273

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST63-2-268

Developments in Microcoining Rippled Metal Foils

Greg C. Randall, James Vecchio, Jack Knipping, Don Wall, Tane Remington, Paul Fitzsimmons, Matthew Vu, Emilio M. Giraldez, Brent E. Blue, Michael Farrell, Abbas Nikroo

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 274-281

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST63-2-274

Recent Advances in the Fabrication of Very Thick, Multistepped Iron and Tantalum Films for EOS Targets

P. B. Mirkarimi, K. A. Bettencourt, N. E. Teslich, S. C. Peterson

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 282-287

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-TFM20-34

Using an Interferometric Profiler and Gage Block to Determine Sample Thickness

K. Tomlinson, D. G. Schroen

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 288-295

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16352

Neutron Generator Using Spherical Targets on a Rotating Disk Irradiated with an Ultraintense Laser at 1.25 Hz

Osamu Komeda, Yoshitaka Mori, Ryouhei Hanayama, Shinichiro Okihara, Kazuhisa Fujita, Katsuhiro Ishii, Yoneyoshi Kitagawa, Toshiyuki Kawashima, Nakahiro Satoh, Takashi Sekine, Masaru Takagi, Hirofumi Kan, Naoki Nakamura, Takuya Kondo, Manabu Fujine, Hirozumi Azuma, Tatsumi Hioki, Mitsutaka Kakeno, Tomoyoshi Motohiro, Yasuhiko Nishimura

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 296-300

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16353

Adsorption of Ambient Moisture by Silica Aerogel

Christopher E. Hamilton, Nickolaus A. Smith, Jon R. Schoonover, Kimberly A. Defriend Obrey, Nicholas Bazin, Tina Jewell

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 301-304

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16354

Innovations in Target Fabrication Techniques at the University of Michigan

S. R. Klein, E. J. Gamboa, C. M. Huntington, C. C. Kuranz, P. Susalla, S. Chadwick, B. Lairson, D. E. Hoover, F. Elsner, G. Malamud, C. Di Stefano, R. S. Gillespie, R. P. Drake

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 63 / Number 2 / March-April 2013 / Pages 305-312

Technical Paper / Selected papers from 20th Target Fabrication Meeting, May 20-24, 2012, Santa Fe, NM, Guest Editor: Robert C. Cook / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16355