OMEGA Amplifiers
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OMEGA Amplifiers
OMEGA Amplifiers
OMEGA 20-cm disk amplifiers.
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15-cm Disk Amplifier
15-cm Disk Amplifier
The 15-cm disk amplifier has 132-cm-long longitudinal flash lamps, each equivalent in arc length to a five-lamp brick used on the 20-cm disk amplifier.
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90-mm Rod Amplifier
90-mm Rod Amplifier
An OMEGA 90-mm-diam rod amplifier.
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20-cm Disk Amplifier Schematic
20-cm Disk Amplifier Schematic
The major components of the 20-cm disk amplifiers. The 15-cm disk amplifier is smaller but has longitudinal flash lamps rather than transverse.
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Amplifier Staging
Amplifier Staging
The amplifier staging of the upgraded OMEGA laser consists of four stages of rod amplifiers and two stages of disk amplifiers. The early stages compensate for the 1:60 splitting; the last three stages provide ~97% of the beamline energy.
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Disk Amplifier Support Structure
Disk Amplifier Support Structure
One of the four structures that support the Stage-E and Stage-F disk amplifiers. Each structure has six doors, each of which can swing out any or all of the associated five amplifiers. A crane on each structure can lower an amplifier to floor level to facilitate routine maintenance.
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OMEGA Laser Rods
OMEGA Laser Rods
Illustration of the OMEGA Laser Rods
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Nitrogen Purge Schematic
Nitrogen Purge Schematic
Amplifier structure nitrogen purge schematic.