Virtual Tour

Visiting NIF >>

Select a link below to view a 360° panoramic; the location of the selected area will be outlined in green in the above diagram. Use your mouse to move around the room, and click on the + and - buttons to zoom in and out. Keyboard shortcut keys to zoom in are Shift + click and to zoom out Ctrl. Click on the arrows to see a full-screen view.

Main NIF Building

Capacitor Bay
Control Room
Deformable Mirrors
Laser Bay Overlook
Lower Preamplifier Support Structure
Master Oscillator Room
Optics Assembly Building – Optical Switch
Optics Assembly Building – Power Amplifier
Optics Assembly Building – Towers
Power Amplifier
Precision Diagnostic System
Switchyard
Target Chamber – Final Optics
Target Chamber – Target Chamber Center
Target Chamber – Target Chamber Service System
Target Chamber – Target Positioning System
Upper Preamplifier Support Structure
Visitor Center

NIF Satellite Facilities

NIF Factories

Conditioning, Initiation and Mitigation
Optical Processing Facility – Metrology
Optical Processing Facility – Spin Coater
Preamplifier Beam Transport System Factory
Preamplifier Module Assembly Facility

Laser Technology Development

Mercury Laser
Solid-State Heat-Capacity Laser