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We are reviewing the high-average and high peak-power fs-laser sources and experimental areas currently in operation and preparation for user operation.
This includes the 1 kHz, 15fs, 50mJ, Allegra laser based on OPCPA-technology. Short pulse 5ps-CPA thin disc lasers pump a series of OPCPA crystals ensuring a high contrast output. The Allegra laser enters the experimental area E1 with a number of end-stations for user experiments.
The HAPLS (sub-30fs, Ti: Sapphire) laser pumped by a high-average power frequency converted DPSSL is currently delivering 500 TW, 3.3 Hz pulses via a stable vacuum beam transport system with a pointing stability around 1rad to the experimental areas for plasma physics experiments (E3) and ion acceleration (E4) with the ELIMAIA station. Both areas are fully equipped with target chambers and focusing optics for experimental operation and user assisted commissioning.
The Nd:Glass laser Aton provides 1.5 kJ pulses and is currently being compressed to 10 PW in a large compressor tank. A second oscillator allows shaped pulse ns-operation at kJ level or future combination of 1 PW pulses and kJ shaped ns-pulses for advanced WDM or fusion experiments in the E3 area. A new laser disc liquid cooling technology enables repetition rates of 1 shot/minute allowing a much higher data acquisition for this kind of experiments.
Furthermore we will report on the first experiments and the future experimental plans as well as on the prospects for user operation.
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