• DocumentCode
    1090398
  • Title

    Helios: A 15 TW carbon dioxide laser-fusion facility

  • Author

    Carlson, Randolph L. ; Carpenter, James P. ; Casperson, Donald E. ; Gibson, R.B. ; Godwin, Robert P. ; Haglund, Richard F., Jr. ; Hanlon, John A. ; Jolly, Edward L. ; Stratton, Thomas F.

  • Author_Institution
    University of California, Los Alamos, NM, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    9/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1662
  • Lastpage
    1678
  • Abstract
    Helios is an eight-beam carbon dioxide laser and target facility for the study of laser-fusion processes. The design of file laser is based on the principle of the electron-beam controlled high-pressure electrical discharge. The eight beams deliver a total of 9 kJ to targets in subnanosecond pulses and the peak intensity at focus exceeds 1016W/cm2/beam. The laser can be fired at 5 min intervals but the system shot rate is restricted to 2/h because of target insertion, alignment, and preparation of diagnostic systems.
  • Keywords
    Bibliographies; Carbon dioxide lasers; Laser fusion; Carbon dioxide; Laser beams; Optical amplifiers; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical design; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Structural beams;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1981.1071309
  • Filename
    1071309
    • Link To Document
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