Open AccessLLE review. Volume 65. Quarterly report, October--December 1995
Author(s) -
T. R. Boehly
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/247885
Subject(s) - omega , volume (thermodynamics) , ultrashort pulse , mixing (physics) , laser , measure (data warehouse) , phase (matter) , population , ablation , laser ablation , computer science , materials science , optics , engineering , physics , aerospace engineering , data mining , thermodynamics , demography , quantum mechanics , sociology
This volume of the LLE Review, covering the period October-December 1995, contains a description of the generation and characterization of continuous, deep-surface-relief phase plates that are more efficient and versatile than previous designs. The LLE program plan has scheduled a number of enhancements to OMEGA`s performance and uniformity, the first of which is the implementation of these new distributed phase plates. Other articles in this volume include the discussion of an x-ray diagnostic method to measure shell-fuel mixing, the theoretical analysis of ablation-front stability, a description of a major subsystem in the OMEGA control system software, a study of the population inversions in intensely pumped Nd:YLF, and a description of a new ultrafast laser system and its uses