National Ignition Facility Laser System Performance

Spaeth, Mary L.; Manes, Kenneth R.; Bowers, M.; Celliers, P.; Nicola, J. -M.  Di; Nicola, P. Di; Dixit, S.; Erbert, G.; Heebner, J.; Kalantar, D.; Landen, O.; MacGowan, B.; Van Wonterghem, B.; Wegner, P.; Widmayer, C.; Yang, S.

doi:10.13182/FST15-136

Title: National Ignition Facility Laser System Performance

Journal Article · Thu Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Fusion Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.13182/FST15-136· OSTI ID:1259761

Spaeth, Mary L. ^[1]; Manes, Kenneth R. ^[1]; Bowers, M. ^[1]; Celliers, P. ^[1]; Nicola, J. -M. Di ^[1]; Nicola, P. Di ^[1]; Dixit, S. ^[1]; Erbert, G. ^[1]; Heebner, J. ^[1]; Kalantar, D. ^[1]; Landen, O. ^[1]; MacGowan, B. ^[1]; Van Wonterghem, B. ^[1]; Wegner, P. ^[1]; Widmayer, C. ^[1]; Yang, S. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser is the culmination of more than 40 years of work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory dedicated to the delivery of laser systems capable of driving experiments for the study of high-energy-density physics. Although NIF was designed to support a number of missions, it was clear from the beginning that its biggest challenge was to meet the requirements for pursuit of inertial confinement fusion. Meeting the Project Completion Criteria for NIF in 2009 and for the National Ignition Campaign (NIC) in 2012 included meeting the NIF Functional Requirements and Primary Criteria that were established for the project in 1994. Finally, during NIC and as NIF transitioned to a user facility, its goals were expanded to include requirements defined by the broader user community as well as by laser system designers and operators.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1259761

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-658064-DRAFT

Journal Information:: Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 69, Issue 1; ISSN 1536-1055

Publisher:: American Nuclear SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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