Numéro |
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 133, June 2006
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Page(s) | 75 - 80 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2006133015 | |
Publié en ligne | 16 juin 2006 |
Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2005
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 75-80
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133015
Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, NY 14623-1299, USA
© EDP Sciences 2006
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 75-80
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133015
OMEGA EP: High-energy petawatt capability for the OMEGA laser facility
J.H. Kelly, L.J. Waxer, V. Bagnoud, I.A. Begishev, J. Bromage, B.E. Kruschwitz, T.J. Kessler, S.J. Loucks, D.N. Maywar, R.L. McCrory, D.D. Meyerhofer, S.F.B. Morse, J.B. Oliver, A.L. Rigatti, A.W. Schmid, C. Stoeckl, S. Dalton, L. Folnsbee, M.J. Guardalben, R. Jungquist, J. Puth, M.J. Shoup III, D. Weiner and J.D. ZuegelLaboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, NY 14623-1299, USA
Abstract
OMEGA EP (Extended Performance) is a petawatt-class
addition to the existing 30-kJ,
60-beam OMEGA Laser Facility at the University of Rochester. When completed,
it will consist of four beamlines, each capable of producing up to 6.5 kJ at
351 nm in a 1 to 10 ns pulse. Two of the beamlines will produce up to 2.6 kJ
in a pulse-width range of 1 to 100 ps at 1053 nm using chirped-pulse
amplification (CPA). This paper reviews both the OMEGA EP performance
objectives and the enabling technologies required to meet these goals.
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