• DocumentCode
    747480
  • Title

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

  • Author

    Moses, Edward I. ; Meier, Wayne R.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    802
  • Lastpage
    808
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    laser fusion; National Ignition Facility; SiO2:Nd; high energy density science; highest energy laser system; inertial confinement fusion; Fiber lasers; Ignition; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; High energy density (HED) science; National Ignition Facility (NIF); inertial confinement fusion (ICF);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2008.925146
  • Filename
    4539874
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=747480