Title :
Commissioning experiments on the 100 TW Sandia laser
Author :
King, J. ; Pasley, J. ; Beg, F. ; Stephens, R. ; Brambrink, E. ; Edens, A. ; Geissel, M. ; Headley, D. ; Rambo, P. ; Schwarz, J. ; Sinars, D.
Author_Institution :
University of California, San Diego, 92093-0417, USA
Abstract :
We present results from laser-target interaction experiments performed within the 100 TW facility at Sandia National Laboratory. A series of K-alpha images of 25μm thick copper foils reveal an average K-alpha spot diameter of ∼70±10μm and a pointing error of less than 50μm in both the vertical and horizontal directions. 2 omega optical probe pulse shadowgraphy images show front surface plasma growth and transverse focal structure from self-emission. Stacks of radiochromic film (RCF) positioned along the rear normal to the Cu foil indicate an average peak proton energy of 8±2 MeV.
Keywords :
Atom lasers; Contracts; Copper; Electrons; Laboratories; Laser stability; Optical films; Optical pulses; Probes; Pulsed laser deposition;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 2007 16th IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0913-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0914-3
DOI :
10.1109/PPPS.2007.4651822
