A new Inside the Lab video takes a look inside the target capsules used at NIF, where nanoscopic diamond technology is making a huge difference in some of the world’s most energetic fusion experiments.
LLNL researchers have reported a significant advance in broadband antireflective (AR) coatings applied to optics using nanostructure metasurface technology.
This photo, which first appeared on the cover of Nature, shows the type of target used to reach the burning plasma state in a laboratory experiment at NIF.
A new plutonium target fabrication facility at LLNL will help improve our understanding of plutonium, a vital aspect of maintaining the reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent.
LLNL researchers have refined the measurement of the gamma-to-neutron branching ratio in deuterium-tritium fusion reactions.
NIF’s Aug. 8 record was the culmination of years of research in lasers, optics, diagnostics, target fabrication, experimental design, and computer modeling.