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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 133, June 2006
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| Page(s) | 727 - 730 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2006133147 | |
| Publié en ligne | 16 juin 2006 | |
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 727-730
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133147
The LIL facility: An experimental tool for laser-matter interaction
P. Eyharts, J.M. Di-Nicola, C. Féral, E. Germain, H. Graillot, F. Jequier, E. Journot, X. Julien, M. Luttmann, O. Lutz and G.ThiellCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, CEA-CESTA/DLP, BP. 2, 33114 Le Barp, France
Abstract
The Laser MegaJoule (LMJ) under construction at CESTA, a
CEA laboratory located near Bordeaux, is designed to produce 240 beams, 1.8
MJ, 500 TW of ultraviolet light for high energy density physics experiments
and thermonuclear burn of DT targets. The first step of LMJ program
consisted in the construction of a full scale prototype the "Ligne
d'Intégration Laser" (LIL) which was developed to demonstrate LMJ
performances and qualify all its components and systems as well as
maintenance procedures. Commissioned in 2002, LIL facility mainly includes a
laser bay which houses a bundle of 8 beamlines similar to the LMJ ones and a
target bay where are located the 1
-3 conversion system,
the focusing gratings and the 4.4-meter diameter target chamber equipped
with plasma diagnostics. This paper describes the LIL facility as a tool for
laser-matter interaction pointing out the laser system.
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