NOVA Pulse Power Design And Operational Experience

K. Whitham; D. Larson; B. Merritt; D. Christie

doi:10.1117/12.938046

18 May 1987 NOVA Pulse Power Design And Operational Experience

K. Whitham, D. Larson, B. Merritt, D. Christie

Proceedings Volume 0735, Pulse Power for Lasers; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938046
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Nova is a 100 TW Nd++ solid state laser designed for experiments with laser fusion at LLNL. The pulsed power for Nova includes a 58 MJ capacitor bank driving 5336 flashlamps with millisecond pulses and subnanosecond high voltages for electro optics. This paper summarizes the pulsed power designs and the operational experience to date.

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K. Whitham, D. Larson, B. Merritt, and D. Christie "NOVA Pulse Power Design And Operational Experience", Proc. SPIE 0735, Pulse Power for Lasers, (18 May 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938046

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