Dynamic Compression Sector Laser

2016:

LLE developed a 100-J UV laser and Target Area System for the Dynamic Compression Sector (DCS) at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) located at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. This new research facility is operated by Washington State University under sponsorship from the National Nuclear Security Administration. LLE partnered with Logos Technologies to develop and build the high-energy laser, which is suitable for a broad range of applications. The Advanced Photon Source is a state-of-the-art user facility dedicated to dynamic-compression science, a field that researches materials under extreme conditions (large compressions, high temperatures, and large deformations).

Shown here is DCS laser at LLE, as viewed from the north, taken before it was disassembled for shipping to APS