Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment
On December 5, 2022, an indirect drive fusion implosion on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved a target gain G_{target} of 1.5. This is the first laboratory demonstration of exceeding "scientific breakeven" (or G_{target}>1) where 2.05 MJ of 351 nm laser light produced 3.1...
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| author | Abu-Shawareb, H Acree, R Adams, P Adams, J Addis, B Aden, R Adrian, P Afeyan, BB Aggleton, M Aghaian, L Aguirre, A Aikens, D Akre, J Albert, F Albrecht, M Albright, BJ Albritton, J Alcala, J Alday, C Alessi, DA Alexander, N Alfonso, J Alfonso, N Alger, E Ali, SJ Ali, ZA Allen, A Alley, WE Amala, P Amendt, PA Amick, P Ammula, S Amorin, C Ampleford, DJ Anderson, RW Anklam, T Antipa, N Appelbe, B Aracne-Ruddle, C Araya, E Archuleta, TN Arend, M Arnold, P Arnold, T Arsenlis, A Asay, J Atherton, LJ Atkinson, D Atkinson, R Auerbach, JM Gregori, G Wark, J The Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration |
| author_facet | Abu-Shawareb, H Acree, R Adams, P Adams, J Addis, B Aden, R Adrian, P Afeyan, BB Aggleton, M Aghaian, L Aguirre, A Aikens, D Akre, J Albert, F Albrecht, M Albright, BJ Albritton, J Alcala, J Alday, C Alessi, DA Alexander, N Alfonso, J Alfonso, N Alger, E Ali, SJ Ali, ZA Allen, A Alley, WE Amala, P Amendt, PA Amick, P Ammula, S Amorin, C Ampleford, DJ Anderson, RW Anklam, T Antipa, N Appelbe, B Aracne-Ruddle, C Araya, E Archuleta, TN Arend, M Arnold, P Arnold, T Arsenlis, A Asay, J Atherton, LJ Atkinson, D Atkinson, R Auerbach, JM Gregori, G Wark, J The Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration |
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| description | On December 5, 2022, an indirect drive fusion implosion on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved a target gain G_{target} of 1.5. This is the first laboratory demonstration of exceeding "scientific breakeven" (or G_{target}>1) where 2.05 MJ of 351 nm laser light produced 3.1 MJ of total fusion yield, a result which significantly exceeds the Lawson criterion for fusion ignition as reported in a previous NIF implosion [H. Abu-Shawareb et al. (Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration), Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 075001 (2022)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.129.075001]. This achievement is the culmination of more than five decades of research and gives proof that laboratory fusion, based on fundamental physics principles, is possible. This Letter reports on the target, laser, design, and experimental advancements that led to this result. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:6bda0302-497e-4ba6-ad71-2f088a0add192024-08-19T13:49:21ZAchievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experimentJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6bda0302-497e-4ba6-ad71-2f088a0add19EnglishSymplectic ElementsAmerican Physical Society2024Abu-Shawareb, HAcree, RAdams, PAdams, JAddis, BAden, RAdrian, PAfeyan, BBAggleton, MAghaian, LAguirre, AAikens, DAkre, JAlbert, FAlbrecht, MAlbright, BJAlbritton, JAlcala, JAlday, CAlessi, DAAlexander, NAlfonso, JAlfonso, NAlger, EAli, SJAli, ZAAllen, AAlley, WEAmala, PAmendt, PAAmick, PAmmula, SAmorin, CAmpleford, DJAnderson, RWAnklam, TAntipa, NAppelbe, BAracne-Ruddle, CAraya, EArchuleta, TNArend, MArnold, PArnold, TArsenlis, AAsay, JAtherton, LJAtkinson, DAtkinson, RAuerbach, JMGregori, GWark, JThe Indirect Drive ICF CollaborationOn December 5, 2022, an indirect drive fusion implosion on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved a target gain G_{target} of 1.5. This is the first laboratory demonstration of exceeding "scientific breakeven" (or G_{target}>1) where 2.05 MJ of 351 nm laser light produced 3.1 MJ of total fusion yield, a result which significantly exceeds the Lawson criterion for fusion ignition as reported in a previous NIF implosion [H. Abu-Shawareb et al. (Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration), Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 075001 (2022)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.129.075001]. This achievement is the culmination of more than five decades of research and gives proof that laboratory fusion, based on fundamental physics principles, is possible. This Letter reports on the target, laser, design, and experimental advancements that led to this result. |
| spellingShingle | Abu-Shawareb, H Acree, R Adams, P Adams, J Addis, B Aden, R Adrian, P Afeyan, BB Aggleton, M Aghaian, L Aguirre, A Aikens, D Akre, J Albert, F Albrecht, M Albright, BJ Albritton, J Alcala, J Alday, C Alessi, DA Alexander, N Alfonso, J Alfonso, N Alger, E Ali, SJ Ali, ZA Allen, A Alley, WE Amala, P Amendt, PA Amick, P Ammula, S Amorin, C Ampleford, DJ Anderson, RW Anklam, T Antipa, N Appelbe, B Aracne-Ruddle, C Araya, E Archuleta, TN Arend, M Arnold, P Arnold, T Arsenlis, A Asay, J Atherton, LJ Atkinson, D Atkinson, R Auerbach, JM Gregori, G Wark, J The Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment |
| title | Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment |
| title_full | Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment |
| title_fullStr | Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment |
| title_short | Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment |
| title_sort | achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment |
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