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Cryogenic Fill-Tube Target for Fast Ignition Experiments
January 11, 2010A 900-µm-diameter polymer target with an embedded gold cone is filled with liquid D2 via a thin support tube connected to a fuel reservoir (left). The target will be studied in the Cryogenic Fill-Tube Target Facility. The objective is to form a uniformly-thick 100-µm solid fuel layer on the inside of the plastic capsule by overcoming the thermal distortion caused by the gold cone.