Precision Robotic Assembly Machine
Abstract
The world's largest laser system is the National Ignition Facility (NIF), located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. NIF's 192 laser beams are amplified to extremely high energy, and then focused onto a tiny target about the size of a BB, containing frozen hydrogen gas. The target must be perfectly machined to incredibly demanding specifications. The Laboratory's scientists and engineers have developed a device called the "Precision Robotic Assembly Machine" for this purpose. Its unique design won a prestigious R&D-100 award from R&D Magazine.
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- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 987972
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; LASER DRIVEN FUSION IGNITION TARGET; MANIPULATOR SYSTEM; CAPSULE; CAPSULE VACUUM WAND; TARGET; EPOXY; TRANSFER TOOLING
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"Precision Robotic Assembly Machine". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/987972.
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abstractNote = {The world's largest laser system is the National Ignition Facility (NIF), located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. NIF's 192 laser beams are amplified to extremely high energy, and then focused onto a tiny target about the size of a BB, containing frozen hydrogen gas. The target must be perfectly machined to incredibly demanding specifications. The Laboratory's scientists and engineers have developed a device called the "Precision Robotic Assembly Machine" for this purpose. Its unique design won a prestigious R&D-100 award from R&D Magazine.},
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year = {Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
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