کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
271298 504992 2012 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The shaping of a national ignition campaign pulsed waveform
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی مهندسی انرژی و فناوری های برق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The shaping of a national ignition campaign pulsed waveform
چکیده انگلیسی

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a stadium-sized facility containing a 192 beam, 1.8 MJ, 500 TW ultraviolet laser system used for inertial confinement fusion research. For each experimental shot, NIF must deliver a precise amount of laser power on the target for successful and efficient target ignition, and these characteristics vary depending on the physics of the particular campaign. The precise temporal shape, energy and timing characteristics of a pulsed waveform target interaction are key components in meeting the experimental goals. Each NIF pulse is generated in the Master Oscillator Room (MOR) using an electro-optic modulator to vary the intensity of light in response to an electrical input. The electrical drive signal to the modulator is produced using a unique, high-performance arbitrary waveform generator (AWG). This AWG sums the output of 140 electrical impulse generators, each producing a 300 ps pulse width Gaussian signal separated in time by 250 ps. By adjusting the amplitudes and summing the 140 impulses, a pulsed waveform can be sculpted from a seed 45 ns square pulse. Using software algorithms written for NIF's Integrated Computer Control System (ICCS), the system is capable of autonomously shaping 48 unique experimental pulsed waveforms for each shot that have demonstrated up to 275:1 contrast ratio with ±3% absolute error averaged over any 2 ns interval, meeting the stringent pulse requirements needed to achieve ignition. In this paper, we provide an overview of the pulse shaping system, software algorithms and associated challenges that have been overcome throughout the evolution of the controls.


► NIF pulse is generated using an electro-optic modulator to vary the intensity of light.
► Electrical impulse generators, each with a 300 ps pulse Gaussian signal are utilized.
► Adjusting the impulse amplitude for 140 impulses, produces a pulsed waveform.
► System auto shapes 48 waveforms with to 275:1 contrast ratio with 3% absolute error.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Fusion Engineering and Design - Volume 87, Issue 12, December 2012, Pages 1940–1944
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