Published 1979 | Version v1
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Automated alignment of a 10-kJ laser

Description

The complex task of aligning helios, the 10-kilojoule carbon-dioxide laser, built for fusion research at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, requires computer control of steering mirrors and error sensors. The control system is a three-level minicomputer and microprocessor hierarchy which automatically aligns each of the 40 beam-line sections

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Advanced Technology Publications.
Imprint Place
Newton, MA
Imprint Title
Laser Focus Magazine
Journal Page Range
p. 66-69.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11556591
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALIGNMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; LASER RADIATION; MICROPROCESSORS
Descriptors DEC
AMPLIFIERS; COMPUTERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GAS LASERS; LASERS; RADIATIONS