ISSN:
1089-7674
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Improvement of laser irradiation uniformity in the Gekko XII system [IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-17, 1639 (1981)], both single beam pattern and power balance, is discussed. Substantial reduction of laser absorption nonuniformity is obtained for spherical harmonic modes greater than 15 by introducing spectrally dispersed amplified spontaneous emission. No perturbation growth is observed in flat foils accelerated by spectrally dispersed amplified spontaneous emission. Dependences of laser absorption uniformity on beam pattern and power imbalance are investigated in detail. The design goal of the power imbalance in the precision Gekko XII system is 3% in peak to valley, and laser absorption nonuniformity is estimated to be a few percent. Growth of hydrodynamic instabilities is analyzed for high convergence ratio implosions in the precision Gekko XII system.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.870667
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