Progress on Converting a NIF Quad to Eight, Petawatt Beams for Advanced Radiography

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作者
Crane, J. K. [1 ]
Tietbohl, G. [1 ]
Arnold, P. [1 ]
Bliss, E. S. [1 ]
Boley, C. [1 ]
Britten, G. [1 ]
Brunton, G. [1 ]
Clark, W. [1 ]
Dawson, J. W. [1 ]
Fochs, S. [1 ]
Hackel, R. [1 ]
Haefner, C. [1 ]
Halpin, J. [1 ]
Heebner, J. [1 ]
Henesian, M. [1 ]
Hermann, M. [1 ]
Hernandez, J. [1 ]
Kanz, V. [1 ]
McHale, B. [1 ]
McLeod, J. B. [1 ]
Nguyen, H. [1 ]
Phan, H. [1 ]
Rushford, M. [1 ]
Shaw, B. [1 ]
Shverdin, M. [1 ]
Sigurdsson, R. [1 ]
Speck, R. [1 ]
Stolz, C. [1 ]
Trummer, D. [1 ]
Wolfe, J. [1 ]
Wong, J. N. [1 ]
Siders, G. C. [1 ]
Barty, C. P. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
来源
SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INERTIAL FUSION SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS, PARTS 1-4 | 2010年 / 244卷
关键词
HIGH-ENERGY; LASER; PULSES;
D O I
10.1088/1742-6596/244/3/032003
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We are converting a quad of NIF beamlines into eight, short-pulse (1-50 ps), petawatt-class beams for advanced radiography and fast ignition experiments. This paper describes progress toward completing this project.
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