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Inertial Fusion Targets Catalog

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INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF CAPABILITIES

PRECISION MACHINED COMPONENTS

• Micromachining Capabilities
• Equipment
• Metrology
• Cylindrical Components
• Planar Components
• Patterned Surfaces
• Targets for Astro-Physical Experiments
• Product Line of Micromachined Components
• Unique Micromachined Components

CAPSULES

• Polymer Capsules
  • PAMS Shells
  • GDP Shells
• Glass Capsules
  • Drop Tower
  • Si-GDP Glass Shells
  • High Z Doping of Glass Shells
• Beryllium, Foam, Polymide Shells
  • Beryllium Shells
  • Foam Shells
  • Polyimide Shells
• Specialty Shells and Targets
  • Fast Ignition Capsules
  • Double Shell Targets
  • Hemi Shells
  • Gas Fills and Half-Life Measurements
  • Nonpolymeric Coatings on Shells

COATINGS FOR SPECIALIZED ICF TARGETS AND COMPONENTS

• Coating Capabilities
• Equipment
• Multi-Layer “Cocktail” Coatings
• GA-Built Glow Discharge Polymer (GDP) Coating Systems

CHEMISTRY AND FOAM FABRICATION

• Polystyrene
• Resorcinol Formaldehyde (RF) Aerogel
• Silica Aerogel
• Divinyl Benzene (DVB)
• TPX
• Composite Plastic/Foam Planar Targets
• Polymer Films
• Microwire Backlighters

LASER MACHINING

• Laser Machining Capabilities

METROLOGY AND CHARACTERIZATION DEVELOPMENT

• Geometry and Material Properties
  • Contact Radiography
  • Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)
  • X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
  • White-Light Interferometer
  • Spheremapper
  • Whole Image White Light Interferometry (WYKO)
  • Optical Microscopy
  • Automated Microscopy
  • Wallmapper (Transparent Capsules)
  • Absorption Edge Spectroscopy (Edge)
  • Precision Radiography
  • Phase Shifting Diffraction Interferometer (PSDI)
  • Xradia Wallmapper (Transparent and Opaque Capsules)
  • FTIR Transmission Spectroscopy
  • Densitometry
  • Auger Spectroscopy
  • Scanning Electro Microscopy with EDX
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

PRECISION TARGET ASSEMBLY

• GA-Built Dual Theta Assembly/Characterization Station

CRYO TARGET HANDLING

• NIF Cryogenic Target System

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY