Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Publications
Cover articles about NIF have appeared in a number of scientific journals, including Physics Today.Hundreds of articles have been written by and for scientific journals and review publications describing the National Ignition Facility and other laser programs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Articles from the Laboratory's monthly research publication, Science & Technology Review, are at the general technical level of magazines such as Scientific American. Articles in the Photons & Fusion Newsletter and those in peer-reviewed scientific journals may require specialized technical knowledge for full understanding; links to available articles are provided in this section as reference material for those wishing to learn more details about NIF, indirect-drive laser fusion and the evolution of high-power laser facilities. Some of the articles are available in HTML (Web) format, but many are in Adobe PDF format and require Acrobat Reader or a similar program. Also available here are fact sheets contained in the NIF Press Kit, which are written for the general reader.
