Los Alamos achieves fusion ignition using THOR hohlraum and laser-driven X-rays

The THOR target, featuring the windows around the hohlraum’s equator (Image: Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Fusion ignition was achieved with the THOR window system, using laser-driven X-rays to open new research paths in plasma physics and material science
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