Laser trigger system for the Hermes-III accelerator

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6290365

Hamil, R A; Woolston, T L; Ramirez, J J; Schanwald, L P; Clark, B F; Corley, J P; Johnson, D L; Cowen, P J

The laser trigger system for the twenty, 2.2-MV rimfire switches in the Hermes-III accelerator is being installed and tested at Sandia National Laboratories. The laser is a modified commercially available 0.9-J KrF laser whose output is divided into twenty beams. Each beam is optically delayed for the purpose of proper switch timing and is then directed to the SF6 insulated high voltage gas switch. The alignment system provides a convenient, reliable, low-cost method of aligning the KrF laser beam with the twenty switches. The optical system, consisting of seventy individual components, is environmentally protected and mounted on rigid structures to assure the alignment. In addition to design information, preliminary triggering test data are discussed.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6290365
• Report Number(s): SAND-87-0495C; CONF-870656-11; ON: DE87011312
• Resource Relation: Conference: 6. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers pulsed power conference, Arlington, VA, USA, 29 Jun 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GAS LASERS
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