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Corie Horwood, Neal Bhandarkar, Vanessa N. Peters, Quahhar Fletcher, Michael Stadermann, Thomas L. Bunn
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 79 | Number 7 | October 2023 | Pages 809-815
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2171526
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Electroplating remains an attractive deposition approach for fabricating metal microspherical targets for inertial confinement fusion because of its relatively fast deposition rates and ability to produce full-density small grain coatings. Here, we discuss recent advances that allow for coating thick (>60 µm) leak-free gold capsules and capsules with gradients of gold and silver. We present a new apparatus used for electroplating hollow microspherical (typically 2-mm diameter) mandrels and discuss the resulting surface roughness and sphericity obtained using this plating method.