Cleaning practices and facilities for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

James A. Pryatel, William H. Gourdin, Susan C. Frieders, Gerald S. Ruble, Marcus V. Monticelli

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2014 · 21 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

We describe the cleaning processes, treatment methods, facilities, and cleanliness verification techniques developed to achieve and maintain the demanding cleanliness requirements for both hardware and optics used in the National Ignition Facility (NIF).