880 nm, 22 fs, 1 mJ pulses at 100 Hz as an OPCPA front end for Vulcan laser facility
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DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2020.126072
Abstract: Abstract In this paper we present a picosecond front end developed for a fully OPCPA based new PW system for the Vulcan laser facility. The system delivers 22 fs pulses with 1 mJ pulse energy… read more here.
Keywords: 880 pulses; laser facility; front end; vulcan laser ... See more keywords
Design and fabrication of gas cell targets for laboratory astrophysics experiments on the Orion high-power laser facility
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DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2017.22
Abstract: This paper describes the design and fabrication of a range of ‘gas cell’ microtargets produced by the Target Fabrication Group in the Central Laser Facility (CLF) for academic access experiments on the Orion laser facility… read more here.
Keywords: laser; fabrication; astrophysics; gas ... See more keywords
Confirmation of hot electron preheat with a Cu foam sphere on GEKKO-LFEX laser facility
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4999975
Abstract: Experiments with a solid Cu foam (∼1.3 g/cm3) sphere coated by a 20 μm CH ablator are performed on the GEKKO-LFEX laser facility to study the effect of hot electron preheat on the implosion performance. When the… read more here.
Keywords: preheat; gekko lfex; laser facility; electron preheat ... See more keywords
Laser repointing scheme for octahedral spherical hohlraums on the SGIII laser facility
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0133806
Abstract: The novel octahedral spherical hohlraum can provide an ideal and practical approach for the next generation of laser systems to support both direct and indirect drive to achieve predictable and reproducible fusion gain via multiple… read more here.
Keywords: octahedral spherical; laser facility; facility; laser repointing ... See more keywords
Experimental capabilities of the GARPUN MTW Ti : sapphire - KrF laser facility for investigating the interaction of subpicosecond UV pulses with targets
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DOI: 10.1070/qel16290
Abstract: This paper describes the first experiments carried out on the GARPUN MTW Ti : sapphire – KrF hybrid laser facility and aimed at gaining insight into the interaction of subpicosecond UV pulses with solid and… read more here.
Keywords: laser; sapphire krf; krf; laser facility ... See more keywords
Physical Experiments on the HEAVEN-I KrF Laser Facility
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DOI: 10.1109/tps.2020.2986135
Abstract: The HEAVEN-I KrF excimer laser facility is housed at the China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, China. There are six laser beams at this facility, whose combined energy is up to 100 J with a… read more here.
Keywords: heaven krf; facility; experiments heaven; laser facility ... See more keywords