Title :
Experimental studies for ultrahigh laser intensity interaction with targets with new cluster loading
Author :
Miley, George H. ; Yang, Xiaoling ; Flippo, Kirk ; Gailard, Sandrine A. ; Offermann, Dustin ; Fernandez, Juan ; Hora, Heinrich
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Nucl., Plasma & Radiol. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Experimental results and related arrangements are reported from application of the TRIDENT laser with pulses of 250TW power and about 500fs duration interacting with targets with cluster loading at extremely high contrast ratio.
Keywords :
deuterium; laser fusion; optical pulse generation; palladium; D2; Pd; TRIDENT laser; cluster loading; contrast ratio; deuterium clusters; laser driven fusion reactions; palladium targets; power 250 TW; ultrahigh laser intensity interaction; Fuels; Ignition; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193605
