Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) has existed as a field of study since the 1970s, but the field
was born out of the Cold War. In the decades since the 1960s, pioneering research …

In diverse areas of science and technology, including inertial confinement fusion (ICF),
astrophysics, geophysics, and engineering processes, turbulent mixing induced by …

For more than half a century, researchers around the world have been engaged in attempts
to achieve fusion ignition as a proof of principle of various fusion concepts. Following the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

An inertial fusion implosion on the National Ignition Facility, conducted on August 8, 2021
(N210808), recently produced more than a megajoule of fusion yield and passed Lawson's …

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 …

Fusion “scientific breakeven”(ie, unity target gain G target, total fusion energy out> laser
energy input) has been achieved for the first time (here, G target∼ 1.5). This Letter reports …

Focussing laser light onto the surface of a small target filled with deuterium and tritium
implodes it and leads to the creation of a hot and dense plasma, in which thermonuclear …