2 papers
physics.comp-ph2020
Comparison of ablators for the polar direct drive exploding pusher platform
Heather D. Whitley, G. Elijah Kemp, Charles Yeamans +36
We examine the performance of pure boron, boron carbide, high density carbon, and boron nitride ablators in the polar direct drive exploding pusher (PDXP) platform. The platform us…
physics.plasm-ph2017
The first cryogenic DT layered, beryllium capsule implosion at the National Ignition Facility
D. C. Wilson, J. L. Kline, S. A. Yi +26
NIF experiments with Be capsules have followed a path of the highly successful "high-foot" CH capsules. Several keyhole and ConA targets preceeded a DT layered shot. In addition to…