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The upgrade to the OMEGA laser system

Journal Article · · Fusion Technology
OSTI ID:41482
The authors report on fusion research at the University of Rochester`s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. They describe the configuration of the upgrade to the OMEGA laser system - a 30-kJ, 351-nm, 60-beam, Nd:glass, direct-drive laser-fusion system. The system utilizes rod and disk amplifiers and frequency-tripling to produce intense UV. Target irradiation uniformity is controlled using phase conversion and smoothing by spectral dispersion (SSD). Dual driver lines will feed the propagation of two coaxial beams that have different pulse widths and occupy different portions of the laser aperture. Operation of the laser will begin in November 1994, and the target area will be completed in March 1995.
DOE Contract Number:
FC03-92SF19460
OSTI ID:
41482
Report Number(s):
CONF-940630--
Journal Information:
Fusion Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Technology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 26; ISSN 0748-1896; ISSN FUSTE8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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