Evolution of shell nonuniformities near peak compression of a spherical implosion.
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The evolution of shell modulations near peak compression of direct-drive spherical-target implosions has been measured using the 60-beam, 30-kJ UV OMEGA laser system. The spatial size and amplitude of shell-areal-density modulations decrease during the target compression, then increase during its decompression as expected. The shell uniformity at peak compression has been increased by reducing single-beam, laser-drive nonuniformity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 87 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001