MERCURY

MERCURY
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MERCURY

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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100 J, 5 ns, 1050 nm, 10 Hz
10 % efficiency (Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers DPSSL)
gas cooled laser heads

Schematics from Laser Programs Highlights 1997, p.23 (PDF)
Schematic of beamline from Diode pumped solid state lasers (Beyond NIF)
Model of 10 kW diode-pumped solid-state laser from Advanced Lasers and Components Group - ICF Laser Development
Slabs of trivalent ytterbium doped strontium fluorapatite (Yb:S-FAP) cut perpendicular to the c-axis from a boule grown by Czochralski technique (collaboration with Prof. Bruce Chai at CREOL). from Advanced Lasers and Components Group - New solid state laser materials
Yb:S-FAP laser crystal from Laser Programs Highlights 1997, p.23 (PDF)
1.6 KW laser diode array pump during lasing from Advanced Lasers and Components Group - Diode Lasers (from Sept 1996 Science and Technology Review)
Integrated laser module with 30 kW (peak) laser diode array pump, lens duct, helium gas cooling, and ytterbium doped strontium fluorapatite gain medium from Diode pumped solid state lasers (Beyond NIF)
Schematic of high speed turbulent helium gas flow gas cooling across the optical aperture from Diode pumped solid state lasers (Beyond NIF)
Mercury: Next Generation Laser for High Energy Density Physics and Inertial Fusion Energy
Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) laser prototypes :
- Mercury - 100 J
- Venus - 1 kJ
- Terra - 15 kJ
- Helios - 1 MJ

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