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Injection laser system for Advanced Radiographic Capability using chirped pulse amplification on the National Ignition Facility

John E. Heebner, Robert L. Acree Jr., David A. Alessi, Adrian I. Barnes, Mark W. Bowers, Don F. Browning, Tracy S. Budge, Scott Burns, Leyen S. Chang, Kim S. Christensen, John K. Crane, Michael Dailey, Gaylen V. Erbert, Matt Fischer, Michael Flegel, Brad P. Golick, John M. Halpin, Matt Y. Hamamoto, Mark R. Hermann, Vincent J. Hernandez, John Honig, Jeffrey A. Jarboe, Daniel H. Kalantar, Vernon K. Kanz, Kenn M. Knittel, Jeremy R. Lusk, William A. Molander, Valier R. Pacheu, Mitanu Paul, Larry J. Pelz, et al.

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    John E. Heebner, Robert L. Acree Jr., David A. Alessi, Adrian I. Barnes, Mark W. Bowers, Don F. Browning, Tracy S. Budge, Scott Burns, Leyen S. Chang, Kim S. Christensen, John K. Crane, Michael Dailey, Gaylen V. Erbert, Matt Fischer, Michael Flegel, Brad P. Golick, John M. Halpin, Matt Y. Hamamoto, Mark R. Hermann, Vincent J. Hernandez, John Honig, Jeffrey A. Jarboe, Daniel H. Kalantar, Vernon K. Kanz, Kenn M. Knittel, Jeremy R. Lusk, William A. Molander, Valier R. Pacheu, Mitanu Paul, Larry J. Pelz, Matthew A. Prantil, Michael C. Rushford, Nick Schenkel, Ron J. Sigurdsson, Thomas M. Spinka, Michael G. Taranowski, Paul J. Wegner, Karl C. Wilhelmsen, J. Nan Wong, and Steven T. Yang, "Injection laser system for Advanced Radiographic Capability using chirped pulse amplification on the National Ignition Facility," Appl. Opt. 58, 8501-8510 (2019)
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Abstract

We report on the design, performance, and qualification of the injection laser system designed to deliver joule-level chirped pulse beamlets arranged in dual rectangular beam formats into two main laser amplifier beamlines of the National Ignition Facility. The system is designed to meet the requirements of the Advanced Radiographic Capability upgrade with features that deliver performance, adjustability, and long-term reliability.

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