Z-Beamlet: a multikilojoule, terawatt-class laser system
A large-aperture (30-cm) kilojoule-class Nd:glass laser system known as Z-Beamlet has been constructed to perform x-ray radiography of high-energy-density science experiments conducted on the Z facility at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The laser, operating with typical pulse durations from 0.3 to 1.5 ns, employs a sequence of successively larger multipass amplifiers to achieve up to 3-kJ energy at 1054 nm. Large-aperture frequency conversion and long-distance beam transport can provide on-target energies of up to 1.5 kJ at 527 nm.
- OSTI ID:
- 20702428
- Journal Information:
- Applied Optics, Journal Name: Applied Optics Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 44; ISSN 0003-6935; ISSN APOPAI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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