Nuclear reaction cross sections are important for a variety of applications in the areas of
astrophysics, nuclear energy, and national security. When these cross sections cannot be …

This paper provides a perspective on the development of ultra-precision technologies: What
drove their evolution and what do they now promise for the future as we face the …

Advances in laser glass compositions and manufacturing have enabled a new class of high‐
energy/high‐power (HEHP), petawatt (PW), and high average power (HAP) laser systems …

Until recently, ceramic materials were considered unsuitable for optics due to the numerous
scattering sources, such as grain boundaries and residual pores. However, in the 1990s the …

Laser-induced damage at near operational laser excitation conditions can limit the
performance of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH_2PO_4, or KDP) and its deuterated …

In this paper, neutronic analysis and hydrogen production potential of a laser inertial fusion
driver (LIFE) fueled molten salt thorium was investigated. Neutronic calculations were …

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest and most powerful laser system for
inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and experiments studying high-energy-density (HED) …

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) power, in either pure fusion or fission-fusion hybrid reactors,
is a possible solution for future world's energy demands. Formation of uniform layers of a …

We are carrying out a multidisciplinary multi-institutional program to develop the scientific
and technical basis for inertial fusion energy (IFE) based on laser drivers and direct-drive …

The 192-beam National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA, is now operational and conducting experiments. NIF …