Vulcan petawatt: Design, operation and interactions at 5 × 10 20Wcm-2

The Vulcan Nd:glass laser at the Central Laser Facility (CLF) is a petawatt (1015 Watts) interaction facility, designed to deliver irradiance on target of 1021W.cm-2 for the UK and international user community. The facility came online to users in 2002 and considerable experience has been gained ope...

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Main Authors: Danson, C, Brummitt, P, Clarke, R, Collier, J, Fell, B, Frackiewicz, A, Hawkes, S, Hernandez-Gomez, C, Holligan, P, Hutchinson, M, Kidd, A, Lester, W, Musgrave, I, Neely, D, Neville, DR, Norreys, P, Pepler, D, Reason, C, Shaikh, W, Winstone, T, Wyatt, R, Wyborn, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005