Nova laser

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  • 3D illustration of a tokamak fusion reactor
    In fusion reactor: Inertial confinement

    …and most powerful laser, the Nova laser. (The Nova is a 10-beam neodymium-glass laser operated at an energy level of 40,000 joules in a one-nanosecond pulse.) Although the value of this product is comparable to that representing breakeven for magnetic fusion, laser fusion requires a larger value to overcome the…

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