Quick Shot

The OMEGA EP 4ω probe diagnostic system will use a 10-ps, 263-nm laser pulse to illuminate target interactions. The light refracts through the plasma allowing various diagnostics to study laser–plasma interactions. An optical collection system will provide access to high-density, large-scale-length, laser-produced plasmas. LLE engineer Raymond Huff is shown characterizing the 4ω probe laser beam at a relay image plane of target chamber center, which is attached to the OMEGA EP target chamber (partially visible in the background).