ICF got a fresh start with the invention of ... In the case of the NIF, a 500 TW (pulse) laser is used, delivering all of the energy to the target within a few picoseconds. Due to the intense ...

announced that they had exceeded ‘scientific breakeven’ with their laser-based inertial confinement fusion (ICF) system. Their work has now been peer-reviewed and passed scrutiny, confirming ...

density and temperature—of a target material under the extreme conditions generated by the intense heat of a laser pulse. One ...