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Achieving full 1.8 MJ, 500 TW laser performance on the National Ignition Facility

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Abstract

We have achieved the NIF design goals for power and energy by delivering 1.86 MJ of ultra-violet energy in a wide dynamic range (>300:1), 22.5-ns shaped ignition pulse with a peak power of 520 TW.

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