A focal-spot diagnostic for on-shot characterization of high-energy petawatt lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 16561-16572

  Bromage, J ^a   Bahk, S W ^a   Irwin, D ^a   Kwiatkowski, J ^a   Pruyne, A ^a   Millecchia, M ^a   Moore, M ^a   Zuegel, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ENERGY ACTIVATION; FOCAL SPOT; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-ENERGY PETAWATT LASERS; LASER SYSTEMS; PETAWATT CLASS LASERS; WAVE-FRONT SENSING;

HIGH ENERGY LASERS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LIGHT; PHOTOMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS; LIGHT; PHOTOMETRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 54249108910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.016561     Document Type: Article

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