Matter and Radiation at Extremes (Nov 2021)
Characterization and performance of the Apollon short-focal-area facility following its commissioning at 1 PW level
- K. Burdonov,
- A. Fazzini,
- V. Lelasseux,
- J. Albrecht,
- P. Antici,
- Y. Ayoul,
- A. Beluze,
- D. Cavanna,
- T. Ceccotti,
- M. Chabanis,
- A. Chaleil,
- S. N. Chen,
- Z. Chen,
- F. Consoli,
- M. Cuciuc,
- X. Davoine,
- J. P. Delaneau,
- E. d’Humières,
- J.-L. Dubois,
- C. Evrard,
- E. Filippov,
- A. Freneaux,
- P. Forestier-Colleoni,
- L. Gremillet,
- V. Horny,
- L. Lancia,
- L. Lecherbourg,
- N. Lebas,
- A. Leblanc,
- W. Ma,
- L. Martin,
- F. Negoita,
- J.-L. Paillard,
- D. Papadopoulos,
- F. Perez,
- S. Pikuz,
- G. Qi,
- F. Quéré,
- L. Ranc,
- P.-A. Söderström,
- M. Scisciò,
- S. Sun,
- S. Vallières,
- P. Wang,
- W. Yao,
- F. Mathieu,
- P. Audebert,
- J. Fuchs
Affiliations
- K. Burdonov
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- A. Fazzini
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- V. Lelasseux
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- J. Albrecht
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- P. Antici
- INRS-EMT, 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- Y. Ayoul
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- A. Beluze
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- D. Cavanna
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- T. Ceccotti
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LIDYL, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- M. Chabanis
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- A. Chaleil
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, LMCE, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France
- S. N. Chen
- “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Street, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
- Z. Chen
- INRS-EMT, 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- F. Consoli
- ENEA, Fusion and Technologies for Nuclear Safety Department, C. R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
- M. Cuciuc
- “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Street, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
- X. Davoine
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, LMCE, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France
- J. P. Delaneau
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- E. d’Humières
- University of Bordeaux, Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
- J.-L. Dubois
- University of Bordeaux, Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
- C. Evrard
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- E. Filippov
- IAP, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603155 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- A. Freneaux
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- P. Forestier-Colleoni
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- L. Gremillet
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, LMCE, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France
- V. Horny
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- L. Lancia
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- L. Lecherbourg
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, LMCE, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France
- N. Lebas
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- A. Leblanc
- Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique–ENSTA–CNRS–Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
- W. Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, CAPT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- L. Martin
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- F. Negoita
- “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Street, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
- J.-L. Paillard
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- D. Papadopoulos
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- F. Perez
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- S. Pikuz
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures, RAS, 125412 Moscow, Russia
- G. Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, CAPT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- F. Quéré
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LIDYL, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- L. Ranc
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- P.-A. Söderström
- “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Street, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
- M. Scisciò
- ENEA, Fusion and Technologies for Nuclear Safety Department, C. R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
- S. Sun
- INRS-EMT, 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- S. Vallières
- INRS-EMT, 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- P. Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, CAPT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- W. Yao
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- F. Mathieu
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- P. Audebert
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- J. Fuchs
- LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065138
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6,
no. 6
pp. 064402 – 064402-14
Abstract
We present the results of the first commissioning phase of the short-focal-length area of the Apollon laser facility (located in Saclay, France), which was performed with the first available laser beam (F2), scaled to a nominal power of 1 PW. Under the conditions that were tested, this beam delivered on-target pulses of 10 J average energy and 24 fs duration. Several diagnostics were fielded to assess the performance of the facility. The on-target focal spot and its spatial stability, the temporal intensity profile prior to the main pulse, and the resulting density gradient formed at the irradiated side of solid targets have been thoroughly characterized, with the goal of helping users design future experiments. Emissions of energetic electrons, ions, and electromagnetic radiation were recorded, showing good laser-to-target coupling efficiency and an overall performance comparable to that of similar international facilities. This will be followed in 2022 by a further commissioning stage at the multi-petawatt level.
