Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 7, Issue 3, 035902(2022)

Numerical performance assessment of double-shell targets for Z-pinch dynamic hohlraum

Y. Y. Chua)... Z. Wang, J. M. Qi, Z. P. Xu and Z. H. Li |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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    Y. Y. Chu, Z. Wang, J. M. Qi, Z. P. Xu, Z. H. Li. Numerical performance assessment of double-shell targets for Z-pinch dynamic hohlraum[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(3): 035902

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    Category: Inertial Confinement Fusion Physics

    Received: Nov. 17, 2021

    Accepted: Mar. 20, 2022

    Published Online: Jan. 11, 2023

    The Author Email: Chu Y. Y. (chuyanyun1230@163.com)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0079074

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