Ultra-high Intensity Lasers and Experiments at Los Alamos

G. T. Schappert; D. E. Casperson; J. A. Cobble; L. A. Jones; G. A. Kyrala; P. H. Y. Lee; T. D. Nichols; A. J. Taylor; C.R. Tallman

doi:10.1364/HPSLP.1989.T5

High Energy Density Physics with Subpicosecond Laser Pulses
Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 1989),
paper T5
•https://doi.org/10.1364/HPSLP.1989.T5

Ultra-high Intensity Lasers and Experiments at Los Alamos

G. T. Schappert, D. E. Casperson, J. A. Cobble, L. A. Jones, G. A. Kyrala, P. H. Y. Lee, T. D. Nichols, A. J. Taylor, and C.R. Tallman

High-Energy Density Physics with Subpicosecond Laser Pulses 1989

Snowbird, Utah United States
11–13 September 1989
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G. T. Schappert, D. E. Casperson, J. A. Cobble, L. A. Jones, G. A. Kyrala, P. H. Y. Lee, T. D. Nichols, A. J. Taylor, and C. R. Tallman, "Ultra-high Intensity Lasers and Experiments at Los Alamos," in High Energy Density Physics with Subpicosecond Laser Pulses, Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 1989), paper T5.

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Abstract

Recent developments in excimer laser technology have made it possible to achieve irradiances on target approaching 10²⁰ W/cm². Oscillators capable of generating subpicosecond pulses and amplifiers capable of amplifying these pulses without significant pulse stretching or optical distortion are now available. Hence ultrashort pulses of modest energies, focused to nearly-diffraction-limited spots a few microns in diameter, result in an irradiance in excess of 10¹⁹ W/cm². Such laser systems typically operate at a repetition rate of several Hz, ideal for experimental programs.

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