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Laser Compression of Matter to Super-High Densities: Thermonuclear (CTR) Applications 1972 2026 1990 2008 1.3k
  1. Laser Compression of Matter to Super-High Densities: Thermonuclear (CTR) Applications (1972)
    J. Nuckolls, Lowell Wood et al. Nature

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