title: Z-Beamlet: a multikilojoule, terawatt-class laser system.
abstract: A large-aperture (30-cm) kilojoule-class Nd:glass laser system known as Z-Beamlet has been constructed to perform x-ray radiography of high-energy-density science experiments conducted on the Z facility at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The laser, operating with typical pulse durations from 0.3 to 1.5 ns, employs a sequence of successively larger multipass amplifiers to achieve up to 3-kJ energy at 1054 nm. Large-aperture frequency conversion and long-distance beam transport can provide on-target energies of up to 1.5 kJ at 527 nm.
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Mail Stop 1193, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA. prambo@sandia.gov
authors.forename: Patrick K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rambo
authors.forename: lan C
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authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: C Shane
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Speas
authors.forename: Richard G
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authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Antonio J
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authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Ellis
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authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Benjamin D
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authors.lastname: Thurston
authors.forename: Colleen
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authors.lastname: Wakefield
authors.forename: Jeff W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kellogg
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Slattery
authors.forename: Harry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ives
authors.forename: Robin S
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authors.lastname: Broyles
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Caird
authors.forename: Alvin C
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authors.lastname: Erlandson
authors.forename: James E
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authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: William C
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authors.lastname: Behrendt
authors.forename: Norman D
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authors.lastname: Neilsen
authors.forename: Joseph M
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authors.lastname: Narduzzi