Athena — an advanced Nd: glass laser driver for ICF
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Laser and Particle Beams
- Vol. 9 (2), 297-307
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0263034600003359
Abstract
The design for an advanced, flash-lamp-pumped Nd: glass laser for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research and applications is summarized. The laser consists of multiple beam lines, each of which delivers 145-kJ, O.35-μm, 8-ns laser pulses, with pulse shape and bandwidth capabilities consistent with requirements for driving ICF capsules to high gain.Keywords
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