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Become a knowledge manager at UWC 2024
The American Nuclear Society is now accepting applications for knowledge managers to work during the 2024 Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo. This year’s UWC, “Nuclear Momentum: Advancing Our Clean Energy Future,” will be held August 4–7, 2024, at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort on Marco Island, Fla.=
S. Earney, R. Klasen, R. Santana, M. Weir, N. Langley, M. Hoppe, J. Murray, S. Pajoom, J. Williams, G. Lovelace, W. Sweet
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 79 | Number 7 | October 2023 | Pages 761-777
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2184668
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Spherical targets with a smooth uniform surface are required for inertial confinement fusion experiments. This paper examines polishing as a method of decreasing the surface roughness of tungsten (W) capsules, chromium (Cr) capsules, SiCH [Si-doped glow discharge polymer (GDP)] capsules, and GDP-coated General Atomics–Carbon Hydrogen (GA-CH) foam beads. As expected, increasing the time spent polishing metal (W, Cr) capsules corresponded to decreasing roughness. Despite the decrease in overall surface roughness of Cr capsules, defects present in the batch initially were amplified through polishing. For SiCH capsules, increasing polishing time decreased the surface roughness, though the yield of usable capsules was affected by cracks induced through polishing. While polishing results for GDP-coated foam beads did not show consistent decrease in roughness, the polishing process did not result in the collapse of any of the foams, demonstrating the potential for polishing as a method of decreasing roughness.