Nova experimental facility (invited)

摘要: The goals of the recently activated Nova laser facility are to address critical issues for evaluating feasibility inertial confinement fusion, implode DT densities exceeding 200 g/cm3 and pressures greater than 1011 atm, perform a wide range high energy density plasma physics experiments in areas XUV/x‐ray lasers, hydrodynamics, radiation generation transport. An extremely flexible sophisticated is required successfully such variety tasks. ten‐arm capable irradiating complex targets with wavelengths 0.53 0.35 μm pulse widths that from 0.09 >5 ns, peak powers several terrawatts per beam line. A sophisticated, variable impedance, transmission line driven Pockels cell allows temporal shaping pulse. Synchronized oscillators allow different pulses be propagated down lines require long‐pulse or short‐pulse x‐ray backlight...