OMEGA EP Laser Dedication - Laboratory for Laser Energetics

2008:

On 16 May 2008, Dr. Robert McCrory, Vice Provost, Director, and CEO of LLE, along with special guests, which included University of Rochester President Joel Seligman and University Provost Ralph Kuncl, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, U.S. Congressman Thomas Reynolds, and Under Secretary for Nuclear Security for the U.S. Department of Energy Thomas D’Agostino, dedicated the new OMEGA EP laser at the Robert L. Sproull Center for Ultra High Intensity Laser Research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

OMEGA EP added four ultrahigh-intensity laser beams to LLE. The highest-energy laser in the world at the time, LLE’s lasers can unleash more than a petawatt of power onto a target just a millimeter across. Working in conjunction with the original 60-beam OMEGA, OMEGA EP will open the door to the development of advanced ignition techniques.

Image shown is Senator Charles Schumer giving the keynote address at the dedication ceremony