High repetition rate, high energy petawatt laser for the matter in extreme conditions upgrade

Brendan A. Reagan; MariAnn Albrecht; David Alessi; Mark Ammons; Saumyabrata Banerjee; Cris Barillas; Frantisek Batysta; Brandon Buckley; Alex Chemali; Erin Clark; Edwin Davila; Robert J. Deri; Kevin Eseltine; Barry Fishler; E. Steve Fulkerson; Justin Galbraith; Thomas Galvin; Anthony Gonzales; Vinod Gopalan; Sandrine Herriot; Zbynek Hubka; Jessica Jimenez; Leily Kiani; Ed Koh; Rotem Kupfer; Zhi Liao; Jeremy Lusk; Hoang Nguyen; Ashay Patel; Aaron Peer; John Peterson; Robert Plummer; Kathleen Schaffers; Emily Sistrunk; Thomas M. Spinka; Christopher Stolz; Issa Tamer; Vincent Tang; Steve Telford; Kenneth Terzi; Pamela Utley; Katherine M. Velas; Anthony Vella; J. Nan Wong

doi:10.1117/12.2650137

14 March 2023 High repetition rate, high energy petawatt laser for the matter in extreme conditions upgrade

Brendan A. Reagan, MariAnn Albrecht, David Alessi, Mark Ammons, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Cris Barillas, Frantisek Batysta, Brandon Buckley, Alex Chemali, Erin Clark, Edwin Davila, Robert J. Deri, Kevin Eseltine, Barry Fishler, E. Steve Fulkerson, Justin Galbraith, Thomas Galvin, Anthony Gonzales, Vinod Gopalan, Sandrine Herriot, Zbynek Hubka, Jessica Jimenez, Leily Kiani, Ed Koh, Rotem Kupfer, Zhi Liao, Jeremy Lusk, Hoang Nguyen, Ashay Patel, Aaron Peer, John Peterson, Robert Plummer, Kathleen Schaffers, Emily Sistrunk, Thomas M. Spinka, Christopher Stolz, Issa Tamer, Vincent Tang, Steve Telford, Kenneth Terzi, Pamela Utley, Katherine M. Velas, Anthony Vella, J. Nan Wong

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Proceedings Volume 12401, High Power Lasers for Fusion Research VII; 124010A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650137
Event: SPIE LASE, 2023, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The Matter in Extreme Conditions Upgrade (MEC-U) project is a major upgrade to the MEC instrument on the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) user facility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The MEC instrument combines the XFEL with a high-power, short-pulse laser and high energy shock driver laser to produce and study high energy density plasmas and materials found in extreme environments such as the interior of stars and fusion reactors, providing the fundamental understanding needed for applications ranging from astronomy to fusion energy. When completed, this project will significantly increase the power and repetition rate of the MEC high intensity laser system to the petawatt level at up to 10 Hz, increase the energy of the shock-driver laser to the kilojoule level, and expand the capabilities of the MEC instrument to support groundbreaking experiments enabled by the combination of high-power lasers with the world’s brightest X-ray source. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is developing a directly diode-pumped, 10 Hz repetition rate, 150 J, 150 fs, 1 PW laser system to be installed in the upgraded MEC facility. This laser system is an implementation of LLNL’s Scalable High power Advanced Radiographic Capability (SHARC) concept and is based on chirped pulse amplification in the diode-pumped, gas-cooled slab architecture developed for the Mercury and HAPLS laser systems. The conceptual design and capabilities of this laser system will be presented.

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Brendan A. Reagan, MariAnn Albrecht, David Alessi, Mark Ammons, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Cris Barillas, Frantisek Batysta, Brandon Buckley, Alex Chemali, Erin Clark, Edwin Davila, Robert J. Deri, Kevin Eseltine, Barry Fishler, E. Steve Fulkerson, Justin Galbraith, Thomas Galvin, Anthony Gonzales, Vinod Gopalan, Sandrine Herriot, Zbynek Hubka, Jessica Jimenez, Leily Kiani, Ed Koh, Rotem Kupfer, Zhi Liao, Jeremy Lusk, Hoang Nguyen, Ashay Patel, Aaron Peer, John Peterson, Robert Plummer, Kathleen Schaffers, Emily Sistrunk, Thomas M. Spinka, Christopher Stolz, Issa Tamer, Vincent Tang, Steve Telford, Kenneth Terzi, Pamela Utley, Katherine M. Velas, Anthony Vella, and J. Nan Wong "High repetition rate, high energy petawatt laser for the matter in extreme conditions upgrade", Proc. SPIE 12401, High Power Lasers for Fusion Research VII, 124010A (14 March 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650137

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