Update on Laser Heating at the ALS

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Update on Laser Heating at the ALS
Simon Clark Laser heating workshop Saturday
March 20th 2004
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Whos who at the ALS?
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Whos who in the high-pressure consortium?
UC Academics
LBNL
COMPRES
LLNL
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BL12.2.2
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BL12.2.2 optics overview (end station 1)
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BL12.2.2 optics overview (end station 2)
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End station layout
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End station 1 Chemical dynamics
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Refocus optics
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End station 2 Laser heating
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Laser heating optics table
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Current end station configuration
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Example data
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Laser heating system in lab.
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Schematic of laser heating system
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Laser heating goes live!
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Heating fluids
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Time line for completion of construction

• Jan-Feb 2004 Commission beamline
• Beginning March Install temporary end station
  equipment
• March-April Collect high-P data and commission
  beam line
• May shutdown Install end station 1
• April-July Collect P/T data on end station 1
• end-July Install laser heating system and end
  station 2
• August Commission on line laser heating with
  Mike Walter
• September Begin operations with consortium
  members
• September 2005 Begin general user program