Published 1983 | Version v1
Book

Antares is coming to life

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., P.O. Box 1663, MS E532, Los Alamos, NM

Description

Antares is designed to focus 24 laser beams for 1.7-tw each onto a target of submillimeter size. Two grid-controlled electron guns and 96 laser cavities have to be energized by 10 powerful marx generators in microseconds. During automatic alignment, 168 mirrors have to be moved. Laser energy is extracted in one nanosecond. This paper presents a concise review of the basic design parameters of the laser fusion machine and the present status of the assembly and test activities. Up-to-date test results of the subsystems and of the first integrated beamline (12 beams) are discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Fourth IEEE pulsed power conference
Journal Page Range
p. 1-6.

Conference

Title
IEEE power electronics specialists conference.
Dates
6-9 Jun 1983.
Place
Albuquerque, NM (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17048671
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALIGNMENT; ANTARES FACILITY; BEAM EXTRACTION; ELECTRON GUNS; LASER CAVITIES; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PULSE GENERATORS; SPECIFICATIONS; TARGETS
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTION GENERATORS; TESTING