Inertial-confinement fusion with lasers
R Betti, OA Hurricane - Nature Physics, 2016 - nature.com
The quest for controlled fusion energy has been ongoing for over a half century. The
demonstration of ignition and energy gain from thermonuclear fuels in the laboratory has …
demonstration of ignition and energy gain from thermonuclear fuels in the laboratory has …
Review of the national ignition campaign 2009-2012
J Lindl, O Landen, J Edwards, E Moses, NIC team - Physics of Plasmas, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The National Ignition Campaign (NIC) was a multi-institution effort established under the
National Nuclear Security Administration of DOE in 2005, prior to the completion of the …
National Nuclear Security Administration of DOE in 2005, prior to the completion of the …
Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment
H Abu-Shawareb, R Acree, P Adams, J Adams… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
On December 5, 2022, an indirect drive fusion implosion on the National Ignition Facility
(NIF) achieved a target gain G target of 1.5. This is the first laboratory demonstration of …
(NIF) achieved a target gain G target of 1.5. This is the first laboratory demonstration of …
Design of inertial fusion implosions reaching the burning plasma regime
In a burning plasma state,,,,,–, alpha particles from deuterium–tritium fusion reactions
redeposit their energy and are the dominant source of heating. This state has recently been …
redeposit their energy and are the dominant source of heating. This state has recently been …
Progress towards ignition on the National Ignition Facility
MJ Edwards, PK Patel, JD Lindl, LJ Atherton… - Physics of …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory includes a
precision laser system now capable of delivering 1.8 MJ at 500 TW of 0.35-μm light to a …
precision laser system now capable of delivering 1.8 MJ at 500 TW of 0.35-μm light to a …
[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional simulations of low foot and high foot implosion experiments on the National Ignition Facility
DS Clark, CR Weber, JL Milovich, JD Salmonson… - Physics of …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In order to achieve the several hundred Gbar stagnation pressures necessary for inertial
confinement fusion ignition, implosion experiments on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)[EI …
confinement fusion ignition, implosion experiments on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)[EI …
[HTML][HTML] Dream fusion in octahedral spherical hohlraum
K Lan - Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The octahedral spherical hohlraum provides an ideal and practical approach for indirect-
drive toward a dream fusion with predictable and reproducible gain and opens a route to the …
drive toward a dream fusion with predictable and reproducible gain and opens a route to the …
2D X-ray radiography of imploding capsules at the national ignition facility
JR Rygg, OS Jones, JE Field, MA Barrios… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
First measurements of the in-flight shape of imploding inertial confinement fusion (ICF)
capsules at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) were obtained by using two-dimensional x-ray …
capsules at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) were obtained by using two-dimensional x-ray …
High-performance indirect-drive cryogenic implosions at high adiabat on the National Ignition Facility
To reach the pressures and densities required for ignition, it may be necessary to develop
an approach to design that makes it easier for simulations to guide experiments. Here, we …
an approach to design that makes it easier for simulations to guide experiments. Here, we …
[HTML][HTML] Radiation hydrodynamics modeling of the highest compression inertial confinement fusion ignition experiment from the National Ignition Campaign
The recently completed National Ignition Campaign (NIC) on the National Ignition Facility
(NIF) showed significant discrepancies between post-shot simulations of implosion …
(NIF) showed significant discrepancies between post-shot simulations of implosion …