Observations and modeling of debris and shrapnel impacts on optics and diagnostics at the National Ignition Facility

A wide range of targets with laser energies spanning two orders of magnitude have been shot at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The National Ignition Campaign (NIC) targets are cryogenic with Si supports and cooling rings attached to an Al Thermo-Mechanical Package (TMP) with a thin (30 micron)...

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Main Authors: Eder D., Bailey D., Chambers F., Darnell I., Nicola P. Di, Dixit S., Fisher A., Gururangan G., Kalantar D., Koniges A., Liu W., Marinak M., Masters N., Mlaker V., Prasad R., Sepke S., Whitman P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-11-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135908010