• DocumentCode
    688626
  • Title

    The NIF: An international high energy density and inertial fusion user facility

  • Author

    Moses, E.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The NIF, the world´s most energetic laser has been operational since 2009, and is now transitioning to an international user facility for high-energy-density and inertial fusion research. This paper summarizes NIF´s experimental capabilities and results.
  • Keywords
    laser fusion; National Ignition Facility; energetic laser; high-energy density research; inertial confinement fusion research; Fuels; Ignition; Laboratories; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Physics; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833001