Remote and Automation Initiative of the J-KAREN-P Petawatt Laser System and Its Research Applications

Abstract

The Kansai Photon Science Institute of the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (KPSI, QST) has been developing an ultrahigh-intensity Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplification laser system (named J-KAREN-P laser system) with petawatt (PW = 10 15 W) peak power and laser-driven quantum beam sources with J-KAREN-P. Here, we describe the configuration and output characteristics of the J-KAREN-P laser system and briefly discuss its application aimed at opening up a new research area of laser-driven quantum beam science and introduce the remote and automated operation of the J-KAREN-P laser system that started since in the last fiscal year.