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| Schematic of NIF and Beamlet
from 1997,
Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program :
The National Ignition Facility - Technological Readiness - NIF LASER TECHNOLOGY |
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| Schematic of NIF optical path
from NIF Components : March 1998 Science and Technology Review |
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| Diagram of NIF building
from 1997,
Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program :
The National Ignition Facility - Technological Readiness - NIF LASER TECHNOLOGY |
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| Laser timing chart
(from Nov 1998 Science and Technology Review) |
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| Control systems
(from Nov 1998 Science and Technology Review) |
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| 2 ´ 2 ´ 4 amplifier cassette unit: Cross section diagram, handles 8 beams in parallel
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| 2 ´ 2 ´ 4 amplifier cassette unit: Prototype |
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| 2 ´ 2 ´ 4 amplifier cassette unit: Image of cassette during a shot |
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| 2 ´ 2 ´ 4 amplifier cassette unit: GIF animation of flashlamps pumping of cassette |
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| Platinum-free Nd phosphate glass amplifier slabs : 44 ´ 79 cm, 50 kg slabs (each beamline contains
eighteen Brewster angled violet-hued slabs) |
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| Amplifier slabs emerging from the continuous melting assembly line |
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| Amplifier slabs from Schott Optical Glass continuous melter meets the 1-micron absorption specification.
(from ICF Program Monthly Highlights, April 1998 |
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| Plasma electrode Pockels cell (PEPC) - plasma discharge spans across two apertures
from PEPC page |
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| PEPC Polarization switch for multipass amplification and parasitic oscillation suppression
image is from ICF Program Monthly Highlights, March 1998) |
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| Another view of PEPC |
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| PEPC mechanical prototype shown hanging from mock-up section of NIF periscope structure |
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| Diagram of PEPC.
(from PEPC group) see also
Plasma Pockels Cell Based Optical Switch for the National Ignition Facility *
Mark A. Rhodes, Scott Fochs, Peter Biltoft, Terry Alger, Bill Funkhouser, and C.D. Boley
from 17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering October, 1997, San Diego
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| Full-aperture deformable mirror tested by engineer Scott Winters. 40 cm2, 39 actuators.
From NIF Components : March 1998 Science and Technology Review |
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| Adjusting spatial-filter telescopes in preamplifier module prototype (PAM)
(from ICF Program Monthly Highlights, Aug 1998) |
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| Frequency conversion DKDP crystals : (Deterated potassium dihydrogen phophate), 52 ´ 53 cm2 laterally and 51 cm tall, will yield 17 conversion plates.
(from ICF Program Monthly Highlights, Oct 1998 |
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| Natalia Zaitseva opposite a DKDP frequency doubling crystal grown in 6 weeks.
(from photo archive) |
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| 5 KDP crystals
(from NIF) |
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| Target chamber diagram |
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| Target chamber, another diagram
(from physics news) |
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| Diagram of target chamber (two configurations)
(see Aug 1999 Science and Technology Review) |
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| Completed target chamber
(from NIF) |
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| Target chamber, 190 holes, 11 cm thick aluminum alloy 5083-0, 10 meter 118,000 kilogram
(see Sep 1999 Science and Technology Review) |
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| Target chamber instrument : TRXI, Time Resolved X-Ray Imager
(from diagnostic page dead link?) |
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| Beamlet : A prototype of one of the 192 NIF lasers (in LLNL high bay Bldg. 381)
Moved to Sandia, Albuquerque (Oct. 1998).
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| A color view of Beamlet
(from ICF Program Monthly Highlights, July 1998 |
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| Beamlet : 32 cm PEPC 1992 prototype of PEPC |
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| Beamlet : 37 cm PEPC |
