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Activation of theMercury Laser System [electronic resource] : A Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser Driver for Inertial Fusion

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2001.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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9p : digital, PDF file
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Initial measurements are reported for the Mercury laser system, a scalable driver for rep-rated inertial fusion energy. The performance goals include 10% electrical efficiency at 10 Hz and 100 J with a 2-10 ns pulse length. We report on the first Yb:S-FAP crystals grown to sufficient size for fabricating full size (4 x 6 cm) amplifier slabs. The first of four 160 kW (peak power) diode arrays and pump delivery systems were completed and tested with the following results: 5.5% power droop over a 0.75 ms pulse, 3.95 nm spectral linewidth, far field divergence of 14.0 mrad and 149.5 mrad in the microlensed and unmicrolensed directions respectively, and 83% optical-to-optical transfer efficiency through the pump delivery system.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:ucrl-jc-140526-rev-2
ucrl-jc-140526-rev-2
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Published through SciTech Connect.
09/10/2001.
"ucrl-jc-140526-rev-2"
2nd International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications, Kyoto, Japan, Sep 09 - Sep 14, 2001.
Smith, L K; Payne, S A; Beach, R J; Kanz, V K; Freitas, B L; Skulina, K M; Schaffers, K I; Bibeau, C; Ebbers, C A; Bayramian, A J; Tassano, J B.
Funding Information
W-7405-ENG-48
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