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Experience with a high order programming language on the development of the Nova distributed control system

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6730871

This paper explores the impact of an HOL on the development of the distributed computer control system for Nova laser fusion facility. As the world's most powerful glass laser, Nova will generate 150 trillion watt pulses of infrared light focused onto fusion targets a few millimeters in diameter. It will perform experiments designed to explore the feasibility of fusion as an energy source of the future. Nova will utilize fifty microcomputers and four VAX-11/780's in a distributed process control computer system architecture.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6730871
Report Number(s):
UCRL-88295; CONF-8305210-1; ON: DE84014701
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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