Theory, design, tests and applications of 10MW compulsator for high power beams
Powering solid state lasers and accelerators with compulsator is a novel technology, which could reach high average beam power for wide industry applications. As shown in the paper, the novel route is emerging due to successfully lasering experiments driven by the compulsators. It has merits of high specific power and energy storage,reliability,high rates of pulse repetition and long life. The specific power and energy storage of all possible pulsed powers are listed and compared. The theory of flux compression and the two stage amplification of the cascade compulsator are explained. The principles of self exciting and two devices in one shell in the system of cascade compulsators are explained. The basic design equations, the design and experimental results of a 10MW cascade compulsators for solid state laser are given. The novel power supply drives the solid state laser successfully in the primary experiments. A hole about 0.5mm in diameter is glassified in a brick target by the output laser beam.