A "plasma wind" envelops a Krypton-filled target at the center of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) target chamber as lasers pummel the target with 700 kilojoules of energy.
Check out experimental highlights and more on the NIF website:https://lasers.llnl.gov/news.
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