Nova Pulse Power System Description And Status

Abstract

The Nova laser system is designed to produce critical data in the nation's inertial confinement fusion effort. It is the world's largest peak power laser and presents various unique pulse power problems. In paper, pulse power systems for this laser are described, the evolutionary points from prior systems are pointed out, and the current status of the hardware is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA639740

Entities

People

  • B. T. Merritt
  • D. G. Gritton
  • J. A. Oicles
  • K. Whitham
  • R. W. Holloway

Organizations

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Electric Fields
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Ignitrons
  • Lasers
  • Plant Oils
  • Pockels Cells
  • Power
  • Power Conditioning
  • Power Supplies
  • Pulsed Power
  • Repetition Rate
  • Storage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy