University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics
also known as UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER LABORATORY FOR LASER ENERGETICS
163 in this dataset
103 organisations in US
What these terms mean
Every classification on this page, defined. These are controlled-vocabulary terms, so the same word means the same thing on every profile.
- University
- A degree-granting institution. Many of the smaller devices in this dataset are university machines.
- Operator
- Runs a facility, which may have been built by someone else.
- Fusion
- Organizations pursuing energy from nuclear fusion, and their dedicated supply chain.
Where University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics sits
Composed from records in this dataset, not from outside research. Every figure below is counted from what the site holds, so it moves when the data does.
It is one of 103 we hold in US.
It operates 1 device in this dataset, none of which carries recorded performance figures.
Related organisations
Others pursuing the same approach, then others in the same country.
Measured results
Results recorded on this operator’s devices. Design parameters — bore, field, dimensions — are excluded: a machine’s size is not something it achieved.
| Device | Metric | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMEGA | Target gain (Q_target)per Laser energy delivered to the target, including hohlraum losses | 0.03 | claimed2022-04-14 | Continuing progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criteria |
Devices operated 1
Sources
- World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
A source marked operator is the subject’s own publication. That is legitimate, and it is not independent confirmation. Methodology.