Crack detection and characterization techniques—An overview

Y Yao, STE Tung, B Glisic - Structural Control and Health …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Crack occurrence and propagation are among critical factors that affect the performance and
lifespan of civil infrastructures such as bridges, pipelines, and so on. As a consequence …

Optics recycle loop strategy for NIF operations above UV laser-induced damage threshold

ML Spaeth, PJ Wegner, TI Suratwala… - Fusion Science and …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL) houses the world's largest laser system, composed of 192 individual, 40-cm-aperture …

Mechanism of lithium metal penetration through inorganic solid electrolytes

L Porz, T Swamy, BW Sheldon… - Advanced Energy …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Li deposition is observed and measured on a solid electrolyte in the vicinity of a metallic
current collector. Four types of ion‐conducting, inorganic solid electrolytes are tested …

Large optics for the national ignition facility

PA Baisden, LJ Atherton, RA Hawley… - Fusion Science and …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser with its 192 independent laser beams is not
only the world's largest laser but also the largest optical system ever built. With its 192 …

Advances in engineered surfaces for functional performance

AAG Bruzzone, HL Costa, PM Lonardo, DA Lucca - CIRP annals, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Surface phenomena play a decisive role in the behaviour of engineering parts; their
understanding and control are fundamental to the development of many advanced fields …

HF‐based etching processes for improving laser damage resistance of fused silica optical surfaces

TI Suratwala, PE Miller, JD Bude… - Journal of the …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
The effect of various HF‐based etching processes on the laser damage resistance of
scratched fused silica surfaces has been investigated. Conventionally polished and …

Subsurface damage model in single and double scratching of fused silica with a blunt indenter

H **ao, F Zhang, S Yin, CF Cheung, C Wang - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The subsurface damages (SSDs) generated during abrasive processes greatly impact the
service performance and life of the devices or components made from brittle materials. The …

Damage mechanisms avoided or managed for NIF large optics

KR Manes, ML Spaeth, JJ Adams… - Fusion Science and …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
After every other failure mode has been considered, in the end, the high-performance limit of
all lasers is set by optical damage. The demands of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) pushed …

Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental study of the material machinability characteristics and crack propagation mechanisms for fused silica double …

J Zhao, S Chen, W Li, Y Lan, A Khudoley, Q Zhang… - Tribology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Fused silica is a high-purity, hard and brittle, difficult-to-machine amorphous material that is
widely used in the aerospace, optical instruments, semiconductors, microelectronics and …

[HTML][HTML] A review on processing polycrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4): Sintering techniques, material properties and machinability

Z Shi, Q Zhao, B Guo, T Ji, H Wang - Materials & design, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Transparent polycrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel (PMAS), owing to its high optical
transparency with acceptable mechanical properties and chemical stabilities, exhibits great …