Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 4, S1003 (2009)

Rapid Communications

Formation of Craters in Polymer Capsules
Bo LI, Su-fen CHEN and Yi-yang LIU
Laser Fusion Research Center, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O.Box Mianyang 919-987, 621900, China
(Received 20 November 2008 / Accepted 25 March 2009 / Published 9 September 2009)

Abstract

An emulsion encapsulation method is applied to the fabrication of polymer capsules in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments. Craters on the capsule surfaces make the capsules useless. This paper introduces the origins of the craters and focuses on ways to remove the craters from polymer capsules. Three origins are discussed and their influence can be restrained to reduce the cratering to meet the demand for mass production of targets.

Keywords

emulsion encapsulation, crater, capsule, depletion, collision, salt effect

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.4.S1003

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This paper should be cited as follows:

Bo LI, Su-fen CHEN and Yi-yang LIU, Plasma Fusion Res. 4, S1003 (2009).