Design update and recent results of the Apollon 10 PW facility (orale)

International audienceIn this paper we are giving a summary of the Apollon 10 PW facility laser design together with updated laser performance. The Apollon facility is currently under construction in France. The APOLLON laser system is a laser designed for delivering pulses as short as 15 fs (10⁻¹⁵ s) with an energy exceeding 150 Joules on target. The peak power delivered by this laser system will be 10 Petawatts (10¹⁶W). The Apollon laser system will be delivering 4 beams: one 10 PW beam (F1 beam 400 mm diameter), one 1 PW beam (F2 beam 140 mm diameter) and two additional probe beams (F3 and F4) at a repetition rate of 1 shot per minute. The laser system is based on Ti-sapphire amplifiers pumped by frequency doubled solid-state lasers. The repetition rate of the high energy part will be 1 shot per minute. The main beam at the output of the last amplifier will be split and dispatched to two experimental areas. The main laser beam is delivering 30 J before compression at a repetition rate of 1 shot per minute and we are currently increasing to get 100J. Design update and recent results of the Apollon 10 PW facility (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316893870_Design_update_and_recent_results_of_the_Apollon_10_PW_facility [accessed Sep 12, 2017]