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US 4,544,520 AGranted
Laser target fabrication, structure and method for its fabrication
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
InventorsEugene H. Farnum, R. Jay Fries
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a laser target structure and its method of fabrication. The target structure comprises a target plate containing an orifice across which a pair of crosshairs are affixed. A microsphere is affixed to the crosshairs and enclosed by at least one hollow shell comprising two hemispheres attached together and to the crosshairs so that the microsphere is juxtapositioned at the center of the shell.
Claims6
A neutron producing laser target comprising:
- a pair of crossed glass fibers disposed across an orifice on a target supporting plate;
- a microsphere disposed in a quadrant formed by said crossed fibers glued at an equator tangentially to each of said fibers;
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- at least one shell enclosing said microsphere comprising two hemispheres glued to said fibers with said microsphere disposed essentially at the center thereof.
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