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Chapter 1: System Overview
1..3 Shot Request Forms
Execution of effective and safe laser and experimental shots requires a complete and detailed
specification of the facility configuration. It must include detailed laser operating parameters, extensive
advance planning, and many hours of system preparation prior to, and during, the actual shot day. The
Shot Request Form (SRF) is the primary vehicle for recording and communicating the specifications
for a shot. SRF's are handled identically between laser systems via a common SRF web page. The SRF
enables the requestor to specify whether the shot is an OMEGA, OMEGA EP, or a joint system shot.
A new SRF is required for each shot, whose shot type is three (3) or greater. Supplemental tools
and forms are also generally used in planning and communicating the sequences of related shots that
are referred to as "campaigns." The SRF is a database object that is created within the LLE computer
system primarily via inputs made at a web-based SRF user interface on the "OMEGA Operations" page
of the LLE Web site. This interface consists of a series of pages or screens called "forms" that collect
information of various types. The SRF pages for OMEGA EP include
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General: laser system, PI's, campaign identification, planned date, planned order
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Sources: short-/long-pulse width, pulse shape, etc.
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Target: characteristics, unique identifier, etc.
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Beams: groups defined by energy, pointing, focus
Target diagnostics are specified via a hierarchical series of groupings and setup forms. Each
SRF is automatically assigned a unique, sequential identifying number at the time it is created (RID).
Appropriate controls are applied to limit both read and write access to the records. The SRF can be
viewed or printed, in part or whole, to provide a standard format for review and implementation. On
shot day, SRF data values are also accessed directly by the Laser Control System and used to assist
the operators in preparing for and executing the shot. Once a SRF has been used to specify a system
shot, it is considered expended and will not be reused. The SRF data values are retained in the database
indefinitely. The SRF values, indexed by the unique identifying number, may be retrieved for use in data
assessment and can be copied to create new SRF's.
January 2006—Page 35 of 35
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