Dynamic chamber armor behavior in IFE and MFE
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The chamber wall armor is subject to demanding conditions in both inertial fusion energy (IFE) and magnetic fusion energy (MFE) chambers. This paper assesses the requirements on armor imposed by the operating conditions in IFE and MFE, including energy deposition density, time of deposition and frequencies, and discusses their impact on the performance of the candidate armor materials. # 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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