Quick Shot

Amplifier Housings Light Up as OMEGA EP Fires

October 13, 2009
Amplifier housings are lit as OMEGA EP's four beams fire

Looking southwest from the target area structure, amplifier housings are lit as OMEGA EP’s four beams fire. With no bay lights on, the beamline structures are illuminated by the flash of light that energizes the laser amplifiers. The grating compressor chamber can be seen in the shadows at the right.