Nanofoam driven photoionized plasmas: preliminary designs

Cho, Patricia [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Khatami, David [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Le, Hai P. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Roth, Nathaniel [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Kemp, G. Elijah [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Bishel, David; May, Mark [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Poole, Patrick [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Aybar, Nicholas [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Heeter, Bob [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]

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Nanofoam driven photoionized plasmas: preliminary designs

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Cho, Patricia [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Khatami, David [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Le, Hai P. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Roth, Nathaniel [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Kemp, G. Elijah [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Bishel, David, May, Mark [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Poole, Patrick [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Aybar, Nicholas [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Heeter, Bob [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]. 2026-09-11. Nanofoam driven photoionized plasmas: preliminary designs. https://doi.org/10.2172/3715543

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