Does complex absorption behavior leading to conditioning and damage in KDP/DKDP reflect the electronic structure of initiators?

Feit, M D; DeMange, P P; Negres, R A; Rubenchik, A M; Demos, S G

doi:10.1117/12.748444

Title: Does complex absorption behavior leading to conditioning and damage in KDP/DKDP reflect the electronic structure of initiators?

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Currently, most of our thinking about the defects responsible for initiating laser damage considers them as featureless absorbers. However, an increasing body of evidence, particularly involving multi-wavelength irradiation, suggests electronic structure of damage initiators is important in determining both initiation and conditioning behaviors in KDP. The effective absorption coefficient of energy under multi-wavelength irradiation cannot be accounted for by a structureless absorber, but is consistent with an initiator with a multi-level structure. We outline the evidence and assess the ability of such a simple multi-level model to explain these and other experimentally observed behaviors.

Authors:: Feit, M D; DeMange, P P; Negres, R A; Rubenchik, A M; Demos, S G

Publication Date:: Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2007

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 923118

Report Number(s):: UCRL-PROC-236469
Journal ID: ISSN 0277-786X; TRN: US200804%%947

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Journal Volume: 6720; Conference: Presented at: Boulder Damage Symposium, Boulder, CO, United States, Sep 24 - Sep 26, 2007

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; ABSORPTION; DEFECTS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; LASERS

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                    Feit, M D, DeMange, P P, Negres, R A, Rubenchik, A M, and Demos, S G. Does complex absorption behavior leading to conditioning and damage in KDP/DKDP reflect the electronic structure of initiators?.  United States: N. p., 2007. 
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                    Feit, M D, DeMange, P P, Negres, R A, Rubenchik, A M, & Demos, S G. Does complex absorption behavior leading to conditioning and damage in KDP/DKDP reflect the electronic structure of initiators?.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1117/12.748444

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                    Feit, M D, DeMange, P P, Negres, R A, Rubenchik, A M, and Demos, S G. 2007.  
        "Does complex absorption behavior leading to conditioning and damage in KDP/DKDP reflect the electronic structure of initiators?".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1117/12.748444.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/923118.

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  abstractNote = {Currently, most of our thinking about the defects responsible for initiating laser damage considers them as featureless absorbers. However, an increasing body of evidence, particularly involving multi-wavelength irradiation, suggests electronic structure of damage initiators is important in determining both initiation and conditioning behaviors in KDP. The effective absorption coefficient of energy under multi-wavelength irradiation cannot be accounted for by a structureless absorber, but is consistent with an initiator with a multi-level structure. We outline the evidence and assess the ability of such a simple multi-level model to explain these and other experimentally observed behaviors.},

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