NIF sets records for target shots, wavelength changes
Posted By Office of Public Affairs
The NIF team completed a record 28 laser shots on targets last month, along with two shots without targets. January also saw a significant increase in NIF's experimental flexibility, as the team completed 40 laser wavelength changes – more than double the number in any previous month. Changing the laser wavelength by a few angstroms in different cones of laser beams enables researchers to adjust the amount of energy reaching different areas of the hohlraum targets.
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About the photo:
Technician Frank Cebreros tests the activation of the target shroud in the NIF cryogenic target positioner (CryoTARPOS) in preparation for the Jan. 6 tantalum EOS experiment.
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 11:32 am ET
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