National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Abstract

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the world's largest and highest-energy laser system. By providing the capabilities to achieve fusion ignition and burn in a laboratory setting, NIF is a critical experimental facility for the National Nuclear Security Administrations Stockpile Stewardship Program and is a key international scientific resource. NIF is used to understand issues about high energy density science and to explore aspects of astrophysics, material science, plasma physics, and many other areas of Discovery Science.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2021
Accession Number
AD1124186

Entities

People

  • Jeff Wisoff

Organizations

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Energy
  • Energy Security
  • Governments
  • High Energy
  • Ignition
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Physics
  • Scientists
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Stars
  • Stockpiles
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster