Papers & Presentations—2022

December

Magnetized Targets Boost NIF Implosion Performance

November

LLNL Researchers Observe That Ions Behave Differently in Fusion Reactions

September

Researchers Use NIF for Deep Dive into Interiors of Red Dwarfs

August

Researchers Design a Compact High-Power Laser Using Plasma Optics

June

Big Advance Reported in Metasurfaces for Antireflective Optics Coatings

Researchers Update Key Measurement for ICF Experiments

April

Researchers Focus on Tantalum’s Strength from Ambient to Extreme Conditions

March

Holographic Plasma Lenses for Ultra-High-Power Lasers

NIF Helps Unravel Mysteries of Heat Conduction in Turbulent Galaxy-Cluster Plasmas

Controlling Backscatter Damage to NIF Optics

LLNL Scientists Confirm Thermonuclear Fusion in a Sheared-Flow Z-Pinch

Understanding Hot-Spot Conditions in Experiments at the National Ignition Facility

February

Nature: How Researchers Achieved Burning Plasma Regime at NIF

Nature Physics Paper Describes Burning Plasma Target and Laser Designs

‘Piston Model’ Shows Impact of Asymmetry on NIF Implosions

January

Ironing Out the Interiors of Exoplanets

Redlining Lasers for Nuclear Fusion