How do you compress a hollow sphere of deuterium and tritium to 100 times the density of lead in a few billionths of a second? In this exclusive video explainer, The Science Man takes you inside the stadium-sized laser bay of the National Ignition Facility.
The Journey of 2 Megajoules of Ultraviolet Light
Watch the step-by-step physics breakdown showing how laser pulses are amplified by factor of quadrillions, converted to ultraviolet frequencies, and focused with sub-millimeter precision into a gold hohlraum cylinder to generate intense X-ray implosion shockwaves.
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