BLISS@CNR-Pisa: a flexible laser for small scale test experiments on fusion oriented physics
Year: 2010
Authors: Ciricosta O., Labate L., Atzeni S., Barbini A., Batani D., Benocci R., Cornolti F., Galimberti M., Gaudio P., Giulietti D., Gizzi LA., Martellucci S., Richetta M., Schiavi A., Vaselli M., Giulietti A.
Autors Affiliation: Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory, IPCF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy;
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, Italy;
Dipartimento di Energetica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy;
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy;
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Didcot, UK;
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fisiche ed Energetiche, Università di Roma
Abstract: By the year 2010 a new laser will be operational at the CNR Campus in Pisa. The laser system will deliver two beams each one providing 1-ns 50-joule pulses of high optical quality and full control of phase. The major feature of the system is its spectral and time shape flexibility ranging from narrowband single mode operation to broadband operation with pulse tailoring. According to previous experiments and recent simulations, these features could critically determine the laser-pellet coupling in the different approaches to laser fusion. The physics involved in the different coupling processes is still not fully investigated experimentally. The BLISS laser, combined with the rest of the ILIL experimental facility, including ultrafast optical probing, time resolved optical X-ray diagnostics and particle detection could contribute to this investigation with ad hoc small scale experiments. The main features of the innovative BLISS laser front end for broadband operation are shown, together with the amplification chain and the main features of the experimental installation. Data from simulations providing a useful input for future experiments are also presented. BLISS is expected to contribute to the preparatory phase of the large scale European HiPER project.
Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
More Information: – Lab. Naz. Frascati Ist. Naz. Fis. Nucl. – LNF/INFN; Ist. Proces. Chimi.-Fis. Consiglio Naz. Ric. – IPCF/CNR; Inst. IRAMIS du Commis. a lKeyWords: Broadband laser; ICF; OPCPADOI: 10.1063/1.3326310Citations: 1data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-17References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)