Abstract
The high-power KrF laser Sprite is at present in routine use as a single-beam target shooting facility. Although the present power is limited to 3 GW in 50 ns, the good beam quality of the injection-locked KrF oscillator allows target irradiances exceeding 1013 W cm- 2. This irradiance is suitable for a number of applications, e.g., soft x-ray microscopy,1 however for many applications, especially the study of laser/plasma interactions of interest to ICF, much higher irradiances are required.
© 1986 Optical Society of America
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