Abstract
We report an investigation of the temporal contrast of the Astra-Gemini high power Ti:Sapphire laser. Enhanced contrast of the laser pulse by nearly an order of magnitude has been achieved by upgrading the commercial front-end to provide cleaner seed pulses.
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