Omega laser system

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The Omega laser system is a high-powered, university-based inertial confinement fusion and high-energy-density physics research laser facility.

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OMEGA laser 2
Gemini laser 1
OMEGA 24-beam system 1

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instanceOf high-power laser facility
inertial confinement fusion facility
research infrastructure
affiliatedWith University of Rochester
collaboratesWith Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories
country United States
frequencyConversion third-harmonic generation
fundedBy National Nuclear Security Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
hasComponent 60-beam laser system
hasUpgrade OMEGA EP
isComplementedBy OMEGA EP
laserType neodymium-doped glass laser
locatedIn Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Rochester, New York
University of Rochester
notableFor being one of the most powerful university-based laser systems in the world
pioneering direct-drive inertial confinement fusion research
numberOfBeams 60
offersAccessTo external academic users
national laboratory users
opened 1995
operatedBy Laboratory for Laser Energetics
peakEnergyClass kilojoule-class
peakPowerClass terawatt-class
precededBy OMEGA 24-beam system
linked to: Omega laser system
primaryPulseDuration nanosecond-scale
researchField astrophysics
high-energy-density physics
nuclear fusion
plasma physics
supports direct-drive ICF experiments
indirect-drive ICF experiments
supportsProgram National Ignition Campaign
Stockpile Stewardship Program
targetChamberType spherical target chamber
usedFor equation-of-state measurements
high-energy-density physics experiments
hydrodynamics experiments
inertial confinement fusion experiments
laboratory astrophysics research
radiation transport studies
wavelength 351 nm

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Laboratory for Laser Energetics knownFor Omega laser system
Laboratory for Laser Energetics hasFacility OMEGA laser
linked to: Omega laser system
Omega laser system precededBy OMEGA 24-beam system
linked to: Omega laser system
OMEGA EP laser system associatedWith OMEGA laser
linked to: Omega laser system
Central Laser Facility hasFacility Gemini laser
linked to: Omega laser system