OMEGA laser

The OMEGA laser at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, uses a glass laser and can deliver 2,400 joules at a wavelength of 350 nanometers. OMEGA has generated 2 xio" fusion neutrons for a reaction efficiency of about 0.001%. This efficiency is far below the 25% to 75% needed for a fusion reactor. 

The Liquid Crystal Point Diffraction Interferometer (LCPDI) can be employed to evaluate the Omega Laser system for optimum firing capabilities. This device utilizes a nickel dithiolene infmred absorbing liquid crystal dye dissofved in a liquid crystal host medium (Merck E7). Three nickel dithiolene dyes were characterizedfior both their solubility in the E7 host and their infrared spectral absorption. 

Figure 5 shows an aluminum (or copper) sample holder that can serve to hold a 5-mm ruby ball for measuremeuts at temperatures up to 450°C. A snug hole contains a 110-V, 150-W cartridge heater (Omega) that is controlled by a Variac. A type-K thermocouple can be stuffed with glass wool in the hole above the ruby ball to monitor the temperature. A 1-in. steel set screw serves to thermally isolate the block from a support post. A 3-mm hole is drilled through for access of the excitation laser beam, and a second 3-mm hole on... 

Goldwyn Mayer, the Bond distributors, is now owned by Sony, each of the products in the film are Sony s, from VAIO branded laptops to Bln ray CCTV disks. The lack of jet packs, laser mounted Omega watches and grenade pens in favom of realistic devices is perhaps best surmised by Le Chiffre s monologue ... 

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