Design update and recent results of the Apollon 10 PW facility

B. Le Garrec; D. N. Papadopoulos; C. Le Blanc; J. P. Zou; G. Chériaux; P. Georges; F. Druon; L. Martin; L. Fréneaux; A. Beluze; N. Lebas; F. Mathieu; P. Audebert

doi:10.1117/12.2265182

11 May 2017 Design update and recent results of the Apollon 10 PW facility

B. Le Garrec, D. N. Papadopoulos, C. Le Blanc, J. P. Zou, G. Chériaux, P. Georges, F. Druon, L. Martin, L. Fréneaux, A. Beluze, N. Lebas, F. Mathieu, P. Audebert

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Proceedings Volume 10238, High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology III; 102380Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265182
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

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In this paper we are giving a summary of the Apollon 10 PW facility laser design together with updated laser performance. The Apollon facility is currently under construction in France. The APOLLON laser system is a laser designed for delivering pulses as short as 15 fs (10^-15 s) with an energy exceeding 150 Joules on target. The peak power delivered by this laser system will be 10 Petawatts (10¹⁶W). The Apollon laser system will be delivering 4 beams: one 10 PW beam (F1 beam 400 mm diameter), one 1 PW beam (F2 beam 140 mm diameter) and two additional probe beams (F3 and F4) at a repetition rate of 1 shot per minute. The laser system is based on Ti-sapphire amplifiers pumped by frequency doubled solid-state lasers. The repetition rate of the high energy part will be 1 shot per minute. The main beam at the output of the last amplifier will be split and dispatched to two experimental areas. The main laser beam is delivering 30 J before compression at a repetition rate of 1 shot per minute and we are currently increasing to get 100J.

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B. Le Garrec, D. N. Papadopoulos, C. Le Blanc, J. P. Zou, G. Chériaux, P. Georges, F. Druon, L. Martin, L. Fréneaux, A. Beluze, N. Lebas, F. Mathieu, and P. Audebert "Design update and recent results of the Apollon 10 PW facility", Proc. SPIE 10238, High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology III, 102380Q (11 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265182

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