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The NIF covers an area the size of three football pitches. Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jeff Wisoff, deputy principal associate director of the NIF, in the room where a single infrared laser is sent through almost a mile of lenses, mirrors and amplifiers. Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The capsule containing the 'fuel' on which laser beams will be concentrated. The aim is to generate temperatures of more than 1,000 million degrees Celsius. Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Inside the target chamber, where scientists will attempt to create an artificial sun. Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
