Every NIF beam starts at the master oscillator. The low-energy beam is amplified in the preamplifier module and then in the power amplifier, the main amplifier, and again in the power amplifier before the beam is run through the switchyard and into the target chamber. To follow a NIF beam through the stages of a NIF target shot, click on the links at the left.
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