The National Ignition Facility and the Golden Age of High Energy Density Science

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is a 192-beam Nd:glass laser facility being constructed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to conduct research in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high energy density science. When completed, NIF will produce 1.8 MJ, 500 TW of ultraviolet light, m...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2008-06, Vol.36 (3), p.802-808
Main Authors: Moses, E.I., Meier, W.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Fiber lasers
Fusion
High energy density (HED) science
Ignition
Inertia
inertial confinement fusion (ICF)
Laboratories
Laser beams
Laser fusion
Laser inertial confinement
Laser theory
National Ignition Facility (NIF)
Nuclear energy
Optical amplifiers
Optical pulses
Physics
Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
Physics of plasmas and electric discharges
Pulse amplifiers
Semiconductor optical amplifiers
Studies
Temperature
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Summary:The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is a 192-beam Nd:glass laser facility being constructed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to conduct research in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high energy density science. When completed, NIF will produce 1.8 MJ, 500 TW of ultraviolet light, making it the world's largest and highest energy laser system. The NIF is poised to become the world's preeminent facility for conducting ICF and fusion energy research and for studying matter at extreme densities and temperatures.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2008.925146