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303 Lindbergh Avenue
Livermore, CA
94551-9552
Tel: 925.447.0555
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Microfabrication

Schafer is the leader in several key Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) target fabrication technologies such as ultra low density foam fabrication, thin film targets, cryogenic target manufacturing, and glass microsphere fabrication.

Facilities and capabilities available at the Schafer Livermore Laboratory include:
ICF target microfabrication laboratories
Cryogenic targets: Design and analysis services
Microspheres for ICF and energy storage-dedicated drop tower facility
 
Glass, polymer, and high pressure gas filled microspheres
Thin film deposition of metals, polymers, and semiconductors
 
DC magnetron sputtering, evaporative coating, spin coating facilities
Capability to deposit and characterize atomically flat surfaces
Chemistry laboratory dedicated to polymers, low density polymer foam structures
Outgassing analysis with differentially pumped RGA
Single point diamond turning facility dedicated to target fabrication
Microassembly and bonding capabilities and facilities
General machine shop for tooling / fixturing and prototypes
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Secondary Hohlraum with Polystyrene Foam Sphere and Beryllium Wagon Wheels

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A Foam Annulus Ready for Assembly into a Z-pinch Target
Target Front Plate for Mounting Cryogenic Targets
Target Front Plate for Mounting Cryogenic Targets
NIKE Laser Thin Film Target Mounted on Polycarbonate Frame
NIKE Laser Thin Film Target Mounted on Polycarbonate Frame

The NIKE Laser Target Chamber at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is one of the research facilities that uses targets produced by Schafer for inertial confinement fusion experiments. Thousands of experiments are preformed annually at this location as well as other facilities operated by DOE. The resulting data is analyzed to provide scientists with information to better understand the physical processes that lead to the fusion reaction. Obviously, the targets used in these experiments must be manufactured to exacting tolerances to ensure the integrity of the experimental results.

Contact  ...         
Nicole Petta
npetta@schaferalb.com  
925.447.0555
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