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1. Laser coupling to reduced-scale targets at NIF Early Light

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Hinkel, D. E., Schneider, M. B., Young, B. K., Holder, J. P., Langdon, A. B., Baldis, H. A., Bonanno, G., Bower, D. E., Bruns, H. C., Campbell, K. M., Celeste, J. R., Compton, S., Costa, R. L., Dewald, E. L., Dixit, S. N., Eckart, M. J., Eder, D. C., Edwards, M. J., Ellis, A. D., Emig, J. A., Froula, D. H., Glenzer, S. H., Hargrove, D., Haynam, C. A., Heeter, R. F., Henesian, M. A., Holtmeier, G., James, D. L., Jancaitis, K. S., Kalantar, D. H., Kamperschroer, J. H., Kauffman, R. L., Kimbrough, J., Kirkwood, R. K., Koniges, A. E., Landen, O. L., Landon, M., Lee, F. D., MacGowan, B. J., Mackinnon, A. J., Manes, K. R., Marshall, C., May, M. J., McDonald, J. W., Menapace, J., Moses, S. E.I., Munro, D. H., Murray, J. R., Niemann, C., Pellinen, D., Power, G. D., Rekow, V., Ruppe, J. A., Schein, J., Shepherd, R., Singh, M. S., Springer, P. T., Still, C. H., Suter, L. J., Tietbohl, G. L., Turner, R. E., VanWonterghem, B. M., Wallace, R. J., Warrick, A., Watts, P., Weber, F., Wegner, P. J., Williams, E. A., Young, P. E., Hinkel, D. E., Schneider, M. B., Young, B. K., Holder, J. P., Langdon, A. B., Baldis, H. A., Bonanno, G., Bower, D. E., Bruns, H. C., Campbell, K. M., Celeste, J. R., Compton, S., Costa, R. L., Dewald, E. L., Dixit, S. N., Eckart, M. J., Eder, D. C., Edwards, M. J., Ellis, A. D., Emig, J. A., Froula, D. H., Glenzer, S. H., Hargrove, D., Haynam, C. A., Heeter, R. F., Henesian, M. A., Holtmeier, G., James, D. L., Jancaitis, K. S., Kalantar, D. H., Kamperschroer, J. H., Kauffman, R. L., Kimbrough, J., Kirkwood, R. K., Koniges, A. E., Landen, O. L., Landon, M., Lee, F. D., MacGowan, B. J., Mackinnon, A. J., Manes, K. R., Marshall, C., May, M. J., McDonald, J. W., Menapace, J., Moses, S. E.I., Munro, D. H., Murray, J. R., Niemann, C., Pellinen, D., Power, G. D., Rekow, V., Ruppe, J. A., Schein, J., Shepherd, R., Singh, M. S., Springer, P. T., Still, C. H., Suter, L. J., Tietbohl, G. L., Turner, R. E., VanWonterghem, B. M., Wallace, R. J., Warrick, A., Watts, P., Weber, F., Wegner, P. J., Williams, E. A., and Young, P. E.

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Deposition of maximum laser energy into a small, high-Z enclosure in a short laser pulse creates a hot environment. Such targets were recently included in an experimental campaign using the first four of the 192 beams of the National Ignition Facility [J. A. Paisner, E. M. Campbell, and W. J. Hogan, Fusion Technology 26, 755 (1994)], under construction at the University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. These targets demonstrate good laser coupling, reaching a radiation temperature of 340 eV. In addition, the Raman backscatter spectrum contains features consistent with Brillouin backscatter of Raman forward scatter [A. B. Langdon and D. E. Hinkel, Physical Review Letters 89, 015003 (2002)]. Also, NIF Early Light diagnostics indicate that 20% of the direct backscatter from these reduced-scale targets is in the polarization orthogonal to that of the incident light.

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2006
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2. X-ray flux and X-ray burnthrough experiments on reduced-scale targets at the NIF and OMEGA lasers

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Schneider, M. B., Hinkel, D. E., Young, B. K., Holder, J. P., Langdon, A. B., Baldis, H. A., Bahr, R., Bower, D. E., Bruns, H. C., Campbell, K. M., Celeste, J. R., Compton, S., Constantin, C. G., Costa, R. L., Dewald, E. L., Dixit, S. N., Eckart, M. J., Eder, D. C., Edwards, M. J., Ellis, A. D., Emig, J. A., Froula, D. H., Glebov, V., Glenzer, S. H., Hargrove, D., Haynam, C. A., Heeter, R. F., Henesian, M. A., Holtmeier, G., James, D. L., Jancaitis, K. S., Kalantar, D. H., Kamperschroer, J. H., Kauffman, R. L., Kimbrough, J., Kirkwood, R., Koniges, A. E., Landen, O. L., Landon, M., Lee, F. D., MacGowan, B. J., Mackinnon, A. J., Manes, K. R., Marshall, C., May, M. J., McDonald, J. W., Menapace, J., Moon, S. J., Moses, E. I., Munro, D. H., Murray, J. R., Niemann, C., Pellinen, D., Piston, K., Power, G. D., Rekow, V., Roberts, S., Ruppe, J. A., Schein, J., Seka, W., Shepherd, R., Singh, M. S., Sorce, C., Springer, P. T., Still, C. H., Stoeckl, C., Suter, L. J., Tietbohl, G. L., Turner, R. E., Van Wonterghem, B. M., Wallace, R. J., Warrick, A., Watts, P., Weber, F., Wegner, P. J., Williams, E. A., Young, P. E., Schneider, M. B., Hinkel, D. E., Young, B. K., Holder, J. P., Langdon, A. B., Baldis, H. A., Bahr, R., Bower, D. E., Bruns, H. C., Campbell, K. M., Celeste, J. R., Compton, S., Constantin, C. G., Costa, R. L., Dewald, E. L., Dixit, S. N., Eckart, M. J., Eder, D. C., Edwards, M. J., Ellis, A. D., Emig, J. A., Froula, D. H., Glebov, V., Glenzer, S. H., Hargrove, D., Haynam, C. A., Heeter, R. F., Henesian, M. A., Holtmeier, G., James, D. L., Jancaitis, K. S., Kalantar, D. H., Kamperschroer, J. H., Kauffman, R. L., Kimbrough, J., Kirkwood, R., Koniges, A. E., Landen, O. L., Landon, M., Lee, F. D., MacGowan, B. J., Mackinnon, A. J., Manes, K. R., Marshall, C., May, M. J., McDonald, J. W., Menapace, J., Moon, S. J., Moses, E. I., Munro, D. H., Murray, J. R., Niemann, C., Pellinen, D., Piston, K., Power, G. D., Rekow, V., Roberts, S., Ruppe, J. A., Schein, J., Seka, W., Shepherd, R., Singh, M. S., Sorce, C., Springer, P. T., Still, C. H., Stoeckl, C., Suter, L. J., Tietbohl, G. L., Turner, R. E., Van Wonterghem, B. M., Wallace, R. J., Warrick, A., Watts, P., Weber, F., Wegner, P. J., Williams, E. A., and Young, P. E.

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An experimental campaign to maximize radiation drive in small-scale hohlraums has been carried out at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA, USA) and at the OMEGA laser at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (Rochester, NY, USA). The small-scale hohlraums, laser energy, laser pulse, and diagnostics were similar at both facilities but the geometries were very different. The NIF experiments used on-axis laser beams whereas the OMEGA experiments used 19 beams in three beam cones. In the cases when the lasers coupled well and produced similar radiation drive, images of x-ray burnthrough and laser deposition indicate the pattern of plasma filling is very different.

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2006
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3. Description of the NIF Laser

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Spaeth, M. L., Manes, K. R., Kalantar, D. H., Miller, P. E., Heebner, J. E., Bliss, E. S., Spec, D. R., Parham, T. G., Whitman, P. K., Wegner, P. J., Baisden, P. A., Menapace, J. A., Bowers, M. W., Cohen, S. J., Suratwala, T. I., Di Nicola, J. M., Newton, M. A., Adams, J. J., Trenholme, J. B., Finucane, R. G., Bonanno, R. E., Rardin, D. C., Arnold, P. A., Dixit, S. N., Erbert, G. V., Erlandson, A. C., Fair, J. E., Feigenbaum, E., Gourdin, W. H., Hawley, R. A., Honig, J., House, R. K., Jancaitis, K. S., LaFortune, K. N., Larson, D. W., Le Galloudec, B. J., Lindl, J. D., MacGowan, B. J., Marshall, C. D., McCandless, K. P., McCracken, R. W., Montesanti, R. C., Moses, E. I., Nostrand, M. C., Pryatel, J. A., Roberts, V. S., Rodriguez, S. B., Rowe, A. W., Sacks, R. A., Salmon, J. T., Shaw, M. J., Sommer, S., Stolz, C. J., Tietbohl, G. L., Widmayer, C. C., and Zacharias, R.

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AbstractThe possibility of imploding small capsules to produce mini-fusion explosions was explored soon after the first thermonuclear explosions in the early 1950s. Various technologies have been pursued to achieve the focused power and energy required for laboratory-scale fusion. Each technology has its own challenges. For example, electron and ion beams can deliver the large amounts of energy but must contend with Coulomb repulsion forces that make focusing these beams a daunting challenge. The demonstration of the first laser in 1960 provided a new option. Energy from laser beams can be focused and deposited within a small volume; the challenge became whether a practical laser system can be constructed that delivers the power and energy required while meeting all other demands for achieving a high-density, symmetric implosion. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the laser designed and built to meet the challenges for study of high-energy-density physics and inertial confinement fusion (ICF) implosions. This paper describes the architecture, systems, and subsystems of NIF. It describes how they partner with each other to meet these new, complex demands and describes how laser science and technology were woven together to bring NIF into reality.

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2016
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4. Demonstration of high-energy 2ω (526.5 nm) operation on the National Ignition Facility Laser System

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Heestand, G. M., Haynam, C. A., Wegner, P. J., Bowers, M. W., Dixit, S. N., Erbert, G. V., Henesian, M. A., Hermann, M. R., Jancaitis, K. S., Knittel, K., Kohut, T., Lindl, J. D., Manes, K. R., Marshall, C. D., Mehta, N. C., Menapace, J., Moses, E., Murray, J. R., Nostrand, M. C., Orth, C. D., Patterson, R., Sacks, R. A., Saunders, R., Shaw, M. J., Spaeth, M., Sutton, S. B., Williams, W. H., Widmayer, C. C., White, R. K., Whitman, P. K., Yang, S. T., and Van Wonterghem, B. M.

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A single beamline of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) has been operated at a wavelength of 526.5 nm (2ω) by frequency converting the fundamental 1053 nm (1ω) wavelength with an 18.2 mm thick type-I potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) second-harmonic generator (SHG) crystal. Second-harmonic energies of up to 17.9 kJ were measured at the final optics focal plane with a conversion efficiency of 82%. For a similarly configured 192-beam NIF, this scales to a total 2ω energy of 3.4 MJ full NIF equivalent (FNE).

Published
2008

5. National Ignition Facility laser performance status

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Haynam, C. A., Wegner, P. J., Auerbach, J. M., Bowers, M. W., Dixit, S. N., Erbert, G. V., Heestand, G. M., Henesian, M. A., Hermann, M. R., Jancaitis, K. S., Manes, K. R., Marshall, C. D., Mehta, N. C., Menapace, J., Moses, E., Murray, J. R., Nostrand, M. C., Orth, C. D., Patterson, R., Sacks, R. A., Shaw, M. J., Spaeth, M., Sutton, S. B., Williams, W. H., Widmayer, C. C., White, R. K., Yang, S. T., and Van Wonterghem, B. M.

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The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the world's largest laser system. It contains a 192 beam neodymium glass laser that is designed to deliver 1.8 MJ at 500 TW at 351 nm in order to achieve energy gain (ignition) in a deuterium-tritium nuclear fusion target. To meet this goal, laser design criteria include the ability to generate pulses of up to 1.8 MJ total energy, with peak power of 500 TW and temporal pulse shapes spanning 2 orders of magnitude at the third harmonic (351 nm or 3ω) of the laser wavelength. The focal-spot fluence distribution of these pulses is carefully controlled, through a combination of special optics in the 1ω (1053 nm) portion of the laser (continuous phase plates), smoothing by spectral dispersion, and the overlapping of multiple beams with orthogonal polarization (polarization smoothing). We report performance qualification tests of the first eight beams of the NIF laser. Measurements are reported at both 1ω and 3ω, both with and without focal-spot conditioning. When scaled to full 192 beam operation, these results demonstrate, to the best of our knowledge for the first time, that the NIF will meet its laser performance design criteria, and that the NIF can simultaneously meet the temporal pulse shaping, focal-spot conditioning, and peak power requirements for two candidate indirect drive ignition designs.

Published
2007

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