OMEGA
The main purpose of OMEGA is to advance high energy density science and conduct research on the interaction of a laser with a substance of ultrahigh intensity.
Quoted verbatim from the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices, not paraphrased.
- Type
- Fusion device
- Approach
- ICF
- Country
- US
- Status
- Active
- Built
- 1995
- Ownership
- public
Measurements
0.03 Target gain (Q_target) claimed
Denominator: Laser energy delivered to the target, including hohlraum losses
measured 2022-04-14 · shot 103952