Quick Shot
OMEGA EP Sidelighter Path is Active
July 28, 2008
The second set of beam-delivery optics to the OMEGA EP target chamber was aligned and initial target shots were taken during the week of June 30. The OMEGA EP target chamber is shown illuminated by the second-harmonic (527-nm-wavelength) green light generated when the high-intensity (> 100 J in a 10-ps pulse) infrared laser hit the target. The final focusing optic, an off-axis parabola, is seen on the right-hand side of the image.