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

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Abstract:

The National Ignition Facility NIF is a 192-beam Ndglass laser facility being constructed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL to conduct research in inertial confinement fusion ICF and high energy density HED 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.

Author(s):
Moses, Edward I.
Author Organization(s):
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB CA
Descriptive Note:
Conference paper
Supplementary Note:
See also ADM002371. 2013 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, Digest of Technical Papers 1976-2013, and Abstracts of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science. IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (19th). Held in San Francisco, CA on 16-21 June 2013., The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0005

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
W-7405-ENG-48
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5_Command and Control
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*ENERGY DENSITY, *IGNITION, GLASS LASERS, HIGH ENERGY, LASERS, ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Combustion and Ignition
Report Date:
2007 Jun 01
Creation Date:
2014 Oct 29