Progress on converting a NIF quad to eight, petawatt beams for advanced radiography

J K Crane; G Tietbohl; P Arnold; E S Bliss; C Boley; G Britten; G Brunton; W Clark; J W Dawson; S Fochs; R Hackel; C Haefner; J Halpin; J Heebner; M Henesian; M Hermann; J Hernandez; V Kanz; B McHale; J B McLeod; H Nguyen; H Phan; M Rushford; B Shaw; M Shverdin; R Sigurdsson; R Speck; C Stolz; D Trummer; J Wolfe; J N Wong; G C Siders; C P J Barty

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/244/3/032003

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Progress on converting a NIF quad to eight, petawatt beams for advanced radiography

J K Crane¹, G Tietbohl¹, P Arnold¹, E S Bliss¹, C Boley¹, G Britten¹, G Brunton¹, W Clark¹, J W Dawson¹, S Fochs¹, R Hackel¹, C Haefner¹, J Halpin¹, J Heebner¹, M Henesian¹, M Hermann¹, J Hernandez¹, V Kanz¹, B McHale¹, J B McLeod¹, H Nguyen¹, H Phan¹, M Rushford¹, B Shaw¹, M Shverdin¹, R Sigurdsson¹, R Speck¹, C Stolz¹, D Trummer¹, J Wolfe¹, J N Wong¹, G C Siders¹ and C P J Barty¹

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Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 244, Laser, Particle Beams, and Fusion Technology Citation J K Crane et al 2010 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 244 032003 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/244/3/032003

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We are converting a quad of NIF beamlines into eight, short-pulse (1–50 ps), petawatt-class beams for advanced radiography and fast ignition experiments. This paper describes progress toward completing this project.

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