Compression of Plasma to Megabar Range using Imploding Liner

J. H. Degnan, M. L. Alme^*, B. S. Austin, J. D. Beason, S. K. Coffey^†, D. G. Gale^‡, J. D. Graham^§, J. J. Havranek, T. W. Hussey, G. F. Kiuttu, B. B. Kreh, F. M. Lehr, R. A. Lewis^**, D. E. Lileikis, D. Morgan^††, C. A. Outten^‡‡, R. E. Peterkin, Jr., D. Platts^a, N. F. Roderick^b, E. L. Ruden, U. Shumlak^c, G. A. Smith^d, W. Sommars^e, and P. J. Turchi^f
Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117-5776

^*Present address: Center for Adaptive Systems Applications, Los Alamos, NM 87544.

^†Also at NumerEx, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

^‡Also at Maxwell Technologies Inc., Albuquerque, NM 87106.

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^**Also at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.

^††Also at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545.

^‡‡Present address: Advanced Refractory Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY 14207.

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^bPermanent address: Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.

^cPermanent address: Aerospace Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.

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^fPermanent address: Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mechanics, and Aviation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.