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Slide 1 Radiative Transfer: Interpreting the observed light ? Slide 2 References: A standard book on radiative processes in astrophysics is: Rybicki & Lightman “Radiative…
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Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments & Modeling Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Thin Tracer Layers to Diagnose the Time-Dependent Properties of ICF Ablator…