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OMEGA EP Amplifiers

Amplifier Housings Light Up as OMEGA EP Fires — Amplifier Housings Light Up as OMEGA EP Fires
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.

Technicians working — Amplifier Housing Assembly
Amplifier housing being assembled.

Technician cleaning amplifier housing — Amplifier Housing Cleaning
Amplifier housing being cleaned.

Amplifier glass — Amplifier Glass
Amplifier glass awaiting integration.

Technicians working on amplifiers — Assembling Amplifiers
Amplifiers being assembled.

Two technicians installing Amplifiers — Installing Amplifiers
Amplifiers being installed.

Main amplifier showing 11 modules, each with one laser disk — Main Amplifier
Main amplifier showing 11 modules, each with one laser disk.

Main Amplifier — Main Amplifier
Main Amplifier

Main amplifier — Main Amplifier
Main Amplifier

Preparing a glass amplifier for cleaning — Preparing Amplifier
Preparing a glass amplifier for cleaning.

Technicians working on amplifiers — Inspecting Amplifier Glass
Inspecting the amplifier glass.

Inspecting the amplifier glass — Inspecting Amplifier Glass
Inspecting the amplifier glass.

Preparing the amplifier glass — Preparing Amplifier
Preparing the amplifier glass.

Technicians looking at amplifiers — Examining Amplifier
Examining the amplifier housing for particulate.

Technicians working on amplifiers — Assembling Amplifier
Assembling the first amplifier glass.

View through OMEGA EP Amplifiers — Looking Through The Amplifiers
Looking through the amplifiers.

Isometric view of an OMEGA EP amplifier module — Amplifier Module
Isometric view of an OMEGA EP amplifier module with the three major subassemblies: amplifier frame assembly, disk frame assembly and pump module, labeled. The path of the laser beam is also shown.

I-beam amplifier support — I-Beam Amplifier Support
The I-beam amplifier support: End view of the main cavity structure.

Main cavity (11-disk) amplifier — Main Cavity Amplifier
Main cavity (11-disk) amplifier with added beam tubes and I-beam support structure. Each module contains one disk.

Booster amplifier — Booster Amplifier
Booster (7-disk) amplifier with support structure with added beam tubes.

Amplifier frame assembly — Amplifier Frame Assembly
Dimensional view of the 40-cm amplifier frame assembly. This assembly serves as the structural backbone of the amplifier module. The disk frame assembly mounts inside and the pump module mounts to the exterior.

Disk frame assembly — Disk Frame Assembly
Dimensional and sectional views of the disk frame assembly. This assembly serves as a structural backbone of the amplifier module. The disk frame assembly mounts inside and the pump module mounts to the exterior.

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