Fusion target chamber. Scientists working in a chamber used to investigate the fusion of hydrogen nuclei and the viability of fusion as an energy source. This device focuses the beams from 192 lasers onto a target in a vacuum,producing a total energy of 1.8 megajoules. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements,which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean,renewable energy source for the future. Photographed at the NIF (National Ignition Facility),California,USA,in 2008 | |
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