Ultra-high brightness (10 sup 21 W/cm sup 2 ) laser facility

Conference · Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6762849

Perry, M D; Campbell, E M; Hunt, J T; Keane, C; Szoke, A ^[1]; Mourou, G; Bado, P; Maine, P ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
2. Rochester Univ., NY (USA)

New short-pulse laser technology has made possible the production of extremely bright laser sources. The use of these new techniques on large scale Nd:Glass based laser systems would make it possible to produce 1000 TW (Petawatt) pulses. Such pulses would yield focused intensities exceeding 10{sup 21}W/cm{sup 2} corresponding to an electric field in excess of 100 e/a{sub 0}{sup 2} and an energy density equivalent to that of a 10 keV blackbody. Such a source would have important applications in x-ray laser research and lead to a fundamentally new class of experiments in atomic, nuclear, solid state, plasma and high-energy density physics. Such a facility could be constructed with existing chirped-pulse'' technology. A one-year period of research addressing outstanding technical questions can extend the technology resulting in a more compact and cost effective design. For this reason, we are seeking a Director's Initiative grant in the amount of $590,000 for FY89 to investigate these issues. An equivalent amount in personnel and facilities would be provided by Y-Division. The study will include development of a chirped-pulse'' front-end capable of producing laser pulses of 2 J at 1.053 {mu}m with a 1 psec pulsewidth laser. Upon completion, this front-end will be installed on the Nova laser system in order to investigate propagation and compression issues associated with amplification of a chirped-pulse. Our goal is to demonstrate the production of 100 TW pulses using a portion of a Nova beamline.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6762849
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-103354; CONF-9003224-1; ON: DE91001685; TRN: 90-034512
• Resource Relation: Conference: Briefing for NAS Soviet delegation visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (USA), 22 Mar 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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