OMEGA EP high-energy petawatt laser: progress and prospects

OMEGA EP (extended performance) is a petawatt-class addition to the existing 30-kJ, 60-beam OMEGA Laser Facility at the University of Rochester. It will enable high-energy picosecond backlighting of high-energy-density experiments and inertial confinement fusion implosions, the investigation of adva...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 112; no. 3
Main Authors Maywar, D N, Kelly, J H, Waxer, L J, Morse, S F B, Begishev, I A, Bromage, J, Dorrer, C, Edwards, J L, Folnsbee, L, Guardalben, M J, Jacobs, S D, Jungquist, R, Kessler, T J, Kidder, R W, Kruschwitz, B E, Loucks, S J, Marciante, J R, McCrory, R L, Meyerhofer, D D, Okishev, A V, Oliver, J B, Pien, G, Qiao, J, Puth, J, Rigatti, A L, Schmid, A W, Shoup, M J, Stoeckl, C, Thorp, K A, Zuegel, J D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.05.2008
Subjects
Chambers
Density
Experiments
Ignition
Implosions
Inertial confinement fusion
Physics
Short pulses
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Summary:OMEGA EP (extended performance) is a petawatt-class addition to the existing 30-kJ, 60-beam OMEGA Laser Facility at the University of Rochester. It will enable high-energy picosecond backlighting of high-energy-density experiments and inertial confinement fusion implosions, the investigation of advanced-ignition experiments such as fast ignition, and the exploration of high-energy-density phenomena. The OMEGA EP short-pulse beams have the flexibility to be directed to either the existing OMEGA target chamber, or the new, auxiliary OMEGA EP target chamber for independent experiments. This paper will detail progress made towards activation, which is on schedule for completion in April 2008.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/112/3/032007