NIF/LMJ prototype amplifier mechanical design

Conference · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:462899

Horvath, J

Amplifier prototypes for the National Ignition Facility and the Laser Megajoule will be tested at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The prototype amplifier, which is an ensemble of modules from LLNL and Centre d`Etudes de Limeil-Valenton, is cassette-based with bottom access for maintenance. A sealed maintenance transfer vehicle which moves optical cassettes between the amplifier and the assembly cleanroom, and a vacuum gripper which holds laser slabs during cassette assembly will also be tested. The prototype amplifier will be used to verify amplifier optical performance, thermal recovery time, and cleanliness of mechanical operations.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 462899
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-124520; CONF-9610225-27; ON: DE97052093; TRN: 97:010252
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. annual solid state lasers for applications to inertial confinement fusion (ICF), Paris (France), 22-25 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
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