Application progress and prospect of 100-joule high-power XeCl excimer laser

High power excimer laser has the characteristics of good irradiation uniformity on target surface, repeatable operation and high electro-optical efficiency. It has played an important role in the research fields of inertial confinement fusion, high energy density physics, plasma physics, and so on. In this paper, the high power XeCl excimer laser device in Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology is briefly introduced. Secondly, the application progress of the device is introduced, which mainly includes the research work in laser-plasma interaction, high temperature explosion simulation, high pressure flying plate drive, solid material sound velocity measurement, X-ray framing camera performance assessment, multi-angle shock diagnosis target structure verification. Finally, the future application of the device is prospected.