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Title: A picosecond beam-timing system for the OMEGA laser

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952440· OSTI ID:1255547
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  1. Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
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Here, a timing system is demonstrated for the OMEGA Laser System that guarantees all 60 beams will arrive on target simultaneously with a root mean square variability of 4 ps. The system relies on placing a scattering sphere at the target position to couple the UV light from each beam into a single photodetector.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0001944
OSTI ID:
1255547
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1254678
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 5; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 6 works
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References (6)

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Position measurement with a resolution and noise‐limited instrument journal June 1986
Initial performance results of the OMEGA laser system journal January 1997
Two-dimensional simulations of the neutron yield in cryogenic deuterium-tritium implosions on OMEGA journal October 2010
A self-calibrating, multichannel streak camera for inertial confinement fusion applications journal July 2002
Miro´: Complete modeling and software for pulse amplification and propagation in high-power laser systems journal June 2003

Cited By (2)

Inferred UV fluence focal-spot profiles from soft x-ray pinhole-camera measurements on OMEGA journal February 2020
Impact of imposed mode 2 laser drive asymmetry on inertial confinement fusion implosions journal January 2019

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