Helios CO[sub]2[/sub] Fusion Laser Alignment System

J. Hanlon; M. D. Bausman; M. Caine; M. Calcote; R. L. Carlson; J. J. Hayden; I. Liberman; J. Murphy; R. Parnell; R. Partridge

doi:10.1117/12.957741

13 November 1980 Helios CO₂ Fusion Laser Alignment System

J. Hanlon, M. D. Bausman, M. Caine, M. Calcote, R. L. Carlson, J. J. Hayden, I. Liberman, J. Murphy, R. Parnell, R. Partridge

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Proceedings Volume 0190, Los Alamos Conference on Optics 1979; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957741
Event: Los Alamos Conference on Optics '79, 1979, Los Alamos, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the alignment system for Helios, an eight-beam, CO2 laser which is now being used in studies involving compression and heating of deuterium-tritium filled glass spheres, 200 to 300 microns in diameter. These studies are directed towards determining the feasibility of laser-initiated fusion for commercial power generation. The laser system reached design-point output of 10 kilojoules at power in excess of 20 terawatts in June 1978.

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J. Hanlon, M. D. Bausman, M. Caine, M. Calcote, R. L. Carlson, J. J. Hayden, I. Liberman, J. Murphy, R. Parnell, and R. Partridge "Helios CO₂ Fusion Laser Alignment System", Proc. SPIE 0190, Los Alamos Conference on Optics 1979, (13 November 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957741

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