National Ignition Facility - Pictures

Pictures

  • Viewing port allows a look into the interior of the 30 foot diameter target chamber.

  • Exterior view of the upper 1/3 of the target chamber. The large square beam ports are prominent.

  • A technician loads an instrument canister into the vacuum-sealed diagnostic instrument manipulator.

  • The flashlamps used to pump the main amplifiers are the largest ever in commercial production.

  • The glass slabs used in the amplifiers are likewise much larger than those used in previous lasers.

Panorama taken outside the fusion chamber.

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