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The ''del'fin'' high-power laser facility for heating spherical thermonuclear targets

Journal Article · · J. Sov. Laser Res.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01120449· OSTI ID:6567946
The ''Del'fin'' twelve-channel laser facility for high-temperature heating of thermonuclear targets in a spherical gemonetry is described. It consists of a neodymium driver laser with maximum energy -- 10 kj, pulse duration 10- /sup 10/ -10/sup 9/ sec, and divergence --5.10 /sup -4/ rad, a vacuum chamber in which the laser radiation interacts with the plasma, and the devices for the diagnostics of the laser and plasma parameters. The ''Del'fin'' focusing system, which ensures a high degree of symmetry of the spherical irradiation of the target at a maximum flux density on its surface -- 10 /sup 15/ W/cm/sup 2/, is described. The problem of realizing the maximum ability of heating spherical thermonuclear targets by radiation from high-power laser systems is considered.
OSTI ID:
6567946
Journal Information:
J. Sov. Laser Res.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Sov. Laser Res.; (United States) Vol. 1:1; ISSN JSLRD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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