Jan. 15, 2025
NIF's lasers overlap onto the millimeter-scale cylindrical silver foam target. The resultant heating creates x-rays, which are then imaged as shown on the right.
(Download Image)LLNL Creates World’s Brightest X-Ray Source with NIF and Novel Metal Foams
By Ashley Piccone,[email protected],(925) 789-1275
By combining the NIF laser and ultra-light metal foams, researchers at LLNL have produced the brightest x-ray source to date — about twice as bright as previous solid metal versions. The team's work was recently published in Physical Review E. Read more ...
