Title :
Coupling of a TW-class laser with a TW pulsed power generator for high energy density physics experiments
Author :
Presura, R. ; Wiewior, P. ; Ivanov, V.V. ; Le Galloudec, N. ; Astanovitskiy, A.L. ; Le Galloudec, B. ; Laca, P. ; Bakeman, M. ; Cowan, T.E. ; Audebert, P.
Author_Institution :
Nevada Univ., Reno, NV
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A short pulse TW-class laser, "Tomcat" (5 J, 5 ps) became recently functional at the Nevada Terawatt Facility. It was coupled to the "Zebra" TW pulsed power generator (1 MA, 100 ns), creating a unique tool for high energy density plasma physics research. The status of ongoing experiments and technical aspects of the coupling will be presented
Keywords :
plasma density; plasma production by laser; 1 MA; 100 ns; 5 J; 5 ps; Nevada Terawatt Facility; Tomcat; Zebra; high energy density plasma physics; pulsed power generator; short pulse TW-class laser; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Optical pulse generation; Physics; Plasma density; Power generation; Power lasers; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2006. ICOPS 2006. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 33rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Traverse City, MI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0125-9
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2006.1706919
