Laser ICF, direct drive
Laser beams strike the fuel capsule directly. More efficient than indirect drive in principle, but far more sensitive to how evenly the beams are applied.
In the record: 7 companies, 0 laboratories and programmes, 1 device and 0 reactor designs.
Not yet in the record for this approach: reactor designs.
Related approaches
Broader: Inertial confinement
Companies 7
Devices 1
Operating devices first, then those being built or planned, then those shut down, suspended or cancelled.
- OMEGA Operating University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics · US · 1 measurement
Measurements
1 device using this approach carries 1 measurement: 1 claimed. The values, each with its status and source, are on the benchmark and on each device's page. Most measured: OMEGA (1).
Guides
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