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Curtis G. Brown
Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Publications - 56
Citations - 4109
Curtis G. Brown is an academic researcher from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Laser & Inertial confinement fusion. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 56 publications receiving 3866 citations.
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Fast ignition by intense laser-accelerated proton beams.
Markus Roth,Markus Roth,Thomas E. Cowan,Thomas E. Cowan,M. H. Key,S. P. Hatchett,Curtis G. Brown,W. F. Fountain,J. Johnson,Deanna Marie Pennington,R. A. Snavely,Scott Wilks,K. Yasuike,H. Ruhl,Francesco Pegoraro,Sergei V. Bulanov,E. M. Campbell,E. M. Campbell,Michael D. Perry,Michael D. Perry,Howard T. Powell +20 more
TL;DR: An intense proton beam to achieve fast ignition is proposed, produced by direct laser acceleration and focused onto the pellet from the rear side of an irradiated target and can be integrated into a hohlraum for indirect drive ICF.
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Electron, photon, and ion beams from the relativistic interaction of Petawatt laser pulses with solid targets
Stephen P. Hatchett,Curtis G. Brown,Thomas E. Cowan,Eugene A. Henry,Joy S. Johnson,Michael H. Key,Jeffrey A. Koch,A. Bruce Langdon,Barbara F. Lasinski,Richard W. Lee,A. J. Mackinnon,Deanna Marie Pennington,Michael D. Perry,T. W. Phillips,Markus Roth,T. Craig Sangster,M. S. Singh,R. A. Snavely,M. A. Stoyer,Scott Wilks,K. Yasuike +20 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the energy content, spectra, and angular patterns of the photon, electron, and ion radiations have all been diagnosed in a number of ways, including several novel (to laser physics) nuclear activation techniques.
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The W. M. Keck Observatory Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics System: Overview
Peter Wizinowich,David Le Mignant,Antonin Bouchez,Randy Campbell,Jason C. Y. Chin,Adam R. Contos,Marcos A. van Dam,S. K. Hartman,Erik M. Johansson,R. Lafon,Hilton Lewis,Paul J. Stomski,Douglas M. Summers,Curtis G. Brown,Pamela M. Danforth,Claire E. Max,Deanna Marie Pennington +16 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the conceptual approach and technical implementation followed for this system, including lessons learned, and provide an overview of the early science capabilities of the adaptive optics system.
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Petawatt laser pulses.
Michael D. Perry,Deanna Marie Pennington,Brent C. Stuart,G. L. Tietbohl,Jerald A. Britten,Curtis G. Brown,S. Herman,B. Golick,Michael W. Kartz,John L. Miller,Howard T. Powell,M. Vergino,Victor Yanovsky +12 more
TL;DR: A hybrid Ti:sapphire-Nd:glass laser system that produces more than 1500 TW (1.5 PW) of peak power and focuses to an irradiance of >7x10(20) W/cm (2) is achieved by use of a Cassegrainian focusing system employing a plasma mirror.
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Photonuclear Fission from High Energy Electrons from Ultraintense Laser-Solid Interactions
Thomas E. Cowan,Alan W. Hunt,T. W. Phillips,Scott Wilks,Michael D. Perry,Curtis G. Brown,W. F. Fountain,S. P. Hatchett,J. Johnson,M. H. Key,Thomas A. Parnell,Deanna Marie Pennington,R. A. Snavely,Yoshiyuki Takahashi +13 more
TL;DR: A quantitative comparison of the high energy electrons and the bremsstrahlung spectrum, as measured by photonuclear reaction yields, including the photoinduced fission of 238U is reported.