Laser fusion reactor approaches ‘burning plasma’ milestone

2020/11/27 by Daniel Clery · 1 citation
Engineering · Arts and Humanities · #Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma #Paleopathology and ancient diseases

paper · doi:10.1126/science.370.6520.1019

openalex publication_date 2020/11/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

After a decade, National Ignition Facility nears a self-heated, sustained reaction, though net energy gain is still elusive.

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• National Ignition Facility [wikipedia]

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