Laser performance upgrade for precise ICF experiment in SG-Ⅲ laser facility

Zheng Wanguo; Wei Xiaofeng; Zhu Qihua; Jing Feng; Hu Dongxia; Yuan Xiaodong; Dai Wanjun; Zhou Wei; Wang Fang; Xu Dangpeng; Xie Xudong; Feng Bin; Peng Zhitao; Guo Liangfu; Chen Yuanbin; Zhang Xiongjun; Liu Lanqin; Lin Donghui; Dang Zhao; Xiang Yong; Zhang Rui; Wang Fang; Jia Huaiting; Deng Xuewei

doi:10.1016/j.mre.2017.07.004

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Zheng Wanguo, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhu Qihua, Jing Feng, Hu Dongxia, Yuan Xiaodong, Dai Wanjun, Zhou Wei, Wang Fang, Xu Dangpeng, Xie Xudong, Feng Bin, Peng Zhitao, Guo Liangfu, Chen Yuanbin, Zhang Xiongjun, Liu Lanqin, Lin Donghui, Dang Zhao, Xiang Yong, Zhang Rui, Wang Fang, Jia Huaiting, Deng Xuewei. Laser performance upgrade for precise ICF experiment in SG-Ⅲ laser facility[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2017.07.004

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Zheng Wanguo, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhu Qihua, Jing Feng, Hu Dongxia, Yuan Xiaodong, Dai Wanjun, Zhou Wei, Wang Fang, Xu Dangpeng, Xie Xudong, Feng Bin, Peng Zhitao, Guo Liangfu, Chen Yuanbin, Zhang Xiongjun, Liu Lanqin, Lin Donghui, Dang Zhao, Xiang Yong, Zhang Rui, Wang Fang, Jia Huaiting, Deng Xuewei. Laser performance upgrade for precise ICF experiment in SG-Ⅲ laser facility[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2017.07.004

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Zheng Wanguo, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhu Qihua, Jing Feng, Hu Dongxia, Yuan Xiaodong, Dai Wanjun, Zhou Wei, Wang Fang, Xu Dangpeng, Xie Xudong, Feng Bin, Peng Zhitao, Guo Liangfu, Chen Yuanbin, Zhang Xiongjun, Liu Lanqin, Lin Donghui, Dang Zhao, Xiang Yong, Zhang Rui, Wang Fang, Jia Huaiting, Deng Xuewei. Laser performance upgrade for precise ICF experiment in SG-Ⅲ laser facility[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2017.07.004

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Laser performance upgrade for precise ICF experiment in SG-Ⅲ laser facility

doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2017.07.004

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aLaser Fusion Research Center, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-988, Mianyang, 621900, China
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bIFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

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Corresponding author: *Corresponding author. Laser Fusion Research Center, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-988, Mianyang, 621900, China. E-mail address: xwdeng@caep.cn (X.W. Deng).
Received Date: 2017-05-21
Accepted Date: 2017-07-21
Publish Date: 2017-09-15

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The SG-Ⅲ laser facility (SG-Ⅲ) is the largest laser driver for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) researches in China, which has 48 beamlines and can deliver 180 kJ ultraviolet laser energy in 3 ns. In order to meet the requirements of precise physics experiments, some new functionalities need to be added to SG-Ⅲ and some intrinsic laser performances need upgrade. So at the end of SG-Ⅲ's engineering construction, the 2-year laser performance upgrade project started. This paper will introduce the newly added functionalities and the latest laser performance of SG-Ⅲ. With these function extensions and performance upgrade, SG-Ⅲ is now fully prepared for precise ICF experiments and solidly paves the way towards fusion ignition.
- Inertial confinement fusion,
- Laser driver,
- SG-III,
- Power balance,
- Beam smoothing

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