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Gekko XII

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Nd:glass disk amplifiers for 5 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm and 35 cm beams. From ILE - Laser Fusion group Glass Optics section
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4 of the 12 beam amplifier chains. From ILE - Laser Fusion group Glass Optics section
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12 beam amplifiers. From ILE - Laser Fusion group Glass Optics section
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Two chains of large amplifiers. From ILE - Laser Fusion group Glass Optics section
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10 cm amplifiers. From ILE - Laser Fusion group Glass Optics section
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Petawatt upgrade chain, 35 cm beam. From ILE - Laser Fusion group Glass Optics section
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Control room. From ILE - Laser Fusion group Glass Optics section
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Group photo in control room. From GOD - Glass laser Operation and Development
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Laser amplifiers (at bottom left). From Osaka University, Research program of Laser Fusion
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    XG360 KDP crystal
  • Number used in laser : 14
  • Weight : 46.4 kg
  • Thickness : 10-30 mm
  • Aperture : 0.36 meter
  • Diameter : 383±12 mm
  • Distortion : 1/4 wave
  • Comment : largest monolithic, single-crystal units in the world
  • Source : Cleveland Crystals, Inc.
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Target chamber and fuel sphere. From ICF Target design
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Image of amplifiers during a laser shot. From MPU Group
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CPA grating chamber (Gekko MII). From MPU Group
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Target chamber outside, inside and wide view, 4 amps, ...From Plasma Experiments
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Close-up of exploding target. From RT Group
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Image of exploding target. From Measurement Technology Section
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Diagnostic instrument on target chamber. From Diagnotic Instruments Group
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X-ray pinhole camera on top of target chamber. From Diagnotic Instruments Group
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MANDARA diagnostic instrument. From Diagnotic Instruments Group
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Plot of second and third harmonic spectra of exploding target. From MPU Group
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Photo-dissociation of solid H2. Ion-sphere molecule potential model. From computer simulation section
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E3 PIC Computer simulation of high intensity laser-matter interaction. From Simulation group
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Diagram describing hybrid beam generation using a pre-pulse diverted using a pair of double wedge plates and a x-ray converter near the target. From Hybrid beam
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Diagram of hydrogen pellet in a 3 mm diameter Haulraum using an indirect/direct hybrid scheme with external X-ray sources. From Hybrid targets
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Image of hydrogen pellet in a 3 mm diameter Haulraum using an indirect/direct hybrid scheme with external X-ray sources (Hybrid Target - B8482). From Hybrid targets
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Plot of ration of experimental yield of external hybrid scheme and computer simulated yields versus gas convergence ratio. From Hybrid scheme
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Plot of x-ray spectrum of imploding pellet as a function of time for Ar+16 1s2-1s3p (He b) line and Ar+17 1s-3p (Ly b) lines. Images are each 200 mm across. From MPX Group