| Autor: |
Hernandez-Gomez C; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK. c.hernandez-gomez@rl.ac.uk, Collier JL, Hawkes SJ, Danson CN, Edwards CB, Pepler DA, Ross IN, Winstone TB |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Applied optics [Appl Opt] 2000 Apr 20; Vol. 39 (12), pp. 1954-61. |
| DOI: |
10.1364/ao.39.001954 |
| Abstrakt: |
In large-aperture, ultrahigh-intensity laser systems, such as Vulcan at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, one of the most important factors that determines the ultimate on-target focused intensity is the wave-front quality of the laser pulse. We report on a wave-front analysis carried out on Vulcan to determine the nature and contribution of the aberrations present in the laser pulse that effectively limited the available on-target intensity. We also report on a significant improvement to the wave-front quality that was achieved by static correction of the main aberration, resulting in an increase of focused intensities by a factor of 4. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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