NIF's Guide to How Lasers Work
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Introduction SpringerLink
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NIF in Focus: Inside the ARC Laser
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UV SOURCES: World's largest laser to generate powerful ultraviolet beams
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Laser focused: Power and finesse drove fusion ignition success
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U.S. Department of Energy - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility is the world's largest and most energetic laser facility ever built. NIF is also the most precise and reproducible laser
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Innovative Technology Enables a New Architecture for the World's Largest Laser, Features, Jun 2006
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a) Full NIF pulse shape for an inner and an outer quadruplet of laser
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Optical schematic of an individual beamline in the National Ignition