Quick Shot
Use of a Test Bench to Verify the TOP9 Relay Lens
September 17, 2018
The tunable OMEGA P9 beam (TOP9) is being used to develop a CBET platform and explore multicolor cross-beam energy transfer (CBET) mitigation strategies using a wavelength tunable (1‑nm), 351‑nm UV beam at the Omega Laser Facility. As part of the large infrastructure needed to propagate that beam, a custom long-radius test bench was designed to determine the focal length of the TOP9 relay lens. Shown is Senior Laboratory Engineer, Sam Agnello, working on the system.