Publications by authors named "P J Wisoff"
Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment.
Phys Rev Lett
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- * This experiment produced 2.05 MJ of laser energy, resulting in 3.1 MJ of total fusion yield, which exceeds the Lawson criterion for ignition, demonstrating a key milestone in fusion research.
- * The report details the advancements in target design, laser technology, and experimental methods that contributed to this historic achievement, validating over five decades of research in laboratory fusion.
Analysis of a combination zone plate and lens system is presented for the design of optical systems to focus ultrashort laser pulses. A system design that is free of propagation-time delay distortion and chromatic aberration is presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe chromatic dispersion of a single-mode, polarizationpreserving fiber in the blue-green spectral region was measured by using an interferometric method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTunable blue-green subpicosecond laser pulses have been amplified in an electron-beam-pumped XeF(C --> A) excimer amplifier. Small-signal gains of 3.5% cm(-1) were measured using a 50-cm active gain length.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe first observation to the authors' knowledge of excimer molecules formed by reactive kinetics in a laser-produced plasma is reported. Emission from XeF at 351 nm and a new ionic excimer (XeRb)(+) at 165 nm have been observed.
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