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1 Bibliography Nuclear Associates, URL index.htm. 120 Andrews Road, Hicksville, NY 11801, USA. S. Atzeni. The physical basis for numerical fluid simulations in laser fusion. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 29: , S. Atzeni, A. Caruso, P. Giupponi, and V.A. Pais. A 1-dimensional numerical code for laser-driven implosion and ignition. Technical report, Associazione EURATOM-CNEN sulla Fusione, Centro di Frascati, Frascati, Italy, W. Barr. Method for computing the radial distribution of emitters in a cylindrical source. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 52: , F.N. Beg, A.R. Bell, A.E. Dangor, C.N. Danson, A.P. Fews, M.E. Glinsky, B.A. Hammel, P. Lee, P.A. Norreys, and M. Tatarakis. A study of picosecond lasersolid interactions up to wcm 2. Physics of Plasmas, 4: , R. Benattar, C. Popovics, and R. Sigel. Polarized light interferometer for laser fusion studies. Review of Scientific Instruments, 50: , H. Bethe. Annalen der Physik, 5:325, C.K. Birdsall and A.B. Langdon. Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation. Adam Hilger, UK, F. Bloch. Annalen der Physik, 16:285, 1933.

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