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 …

The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …

Obtaining a burning plasma is a critical step towards self-sustaining fusion energy 1. A
burning plasma is one in which the fusion reactions themselves are the primary source of …

Ignition is needed to make fusion energy a viable alternative energy source, but has yet to
be achieved. A key step on the way to ignition is to have the energy generated through …

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 …

Inertial confinement fusion seeks to create burning plasma conditions in a spherical capsule
implosion, which requires efficiently absorbing the driver energy in the capsule, transferring …

Point design targets have been specified for the initial ignition campaign on the National
Ignition Facility [GH Miller, EI Moses, and CR Wuest, Opt. Eng. 443, 2841 (2004)]. The …

The “High-Foot” platform manipulates the laser pulse-shape coming from the National
Ignition Facility laser to create an indirect drive 3-shock implosion that is significantly more …

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 …

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 …