The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester is a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology. LLE was established in 1970 as a center for the investigation of the interaction of intense radiation with matter. The National Nuclear Security Administration funds LLE as part of its Stockpile Stewardship Program.
Laser-system model for enhanced operational performance and flexibility on OMEGA EP by Mark J. Guardalben et al., was chosen as an Editors' Pick and featured on the cover of High Power Laser Science and Engineering. The model's ability to fine tune complex laser pulse shapes in real time has benefitted several user experiments on OMEGA EP, and will benefit future research to precisely tune the energy density of matter. Due to the success of the model on the OMEGA EP Laser System, a modified version is being adapted for use on LLE's 60-beam OMEGA Laser System.
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The goal for fusion experiments is to demonstrate that the outputs of thermonuclear reactions initiated from an assembled hydrogenic plasma are, by themselves, capable of triggering additional reactions. Current experiments at the Omega Laser Facility show that while the capsule hot spot just reaches conditions to begin this process, it would not continue as much as considered possible.
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