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(IFP/09) 100 TW CPA Nd:Glass Laser for Fast Ignition Research

H. Fujita, H. Daido, T. Jitsuno, T. Kanabe, Y. Kato, Y. Kitagawa, R. Kodama, M. Nakatsuka, H. Nishimura, H. Shiraga, K. A. Tanaka, and K. Mima

Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan

Abstract.  A 100 TW chirped pulse amplification (CPA) Nd:glass laser has been developed to investigate the fast ignition concept. The ultrashort-pulse (60 TW, 42 J, 0.7 ps) was focused on plane targets, plane targets with preformed plasma, and high density compressed plasmas produced by the GEKKO-XII (12 beam, 20 kJ) laser. Focus intensity of > 10¹⁹W/cm² has been achieved.

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