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Polymer Coating of Glass Microballoons Levitated in a Focused Acoustic Field
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) glass microballoons (GMBs) levitated in a focusing radiator acoustic device can be coated with liquid materials by deploying the liquid into the levitation field with a steppe...
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Application of Microgravity and Containerless Environments to the Investigation of Fusion Target Fabrication Technology
During the past few years we have been studying several of the physical processes relevant to the production of spherical shells for inertial confinement fusion targets, both in a microgravity environment and ...
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Development of Electrostatic Levitator at JPL
We report preliminary results of the design and operation of electrostatic levitators we have developed at JPL. Discussion is focussed on the single-axis levitators for ground-based operation and for operation...