Photo January 2011 - Green Lasers aligning diagnostics on the Z Machine

Photo title: Lasers are used to align diagnostics and hardware prior to shooting on Z Machine.

Date: May 11, 2006

Photo with permission by: Thomas J. Gardner

Location: Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, California

Comment: The Z machine compresses the plasma into a z-pinch process and can be used to study fusion reactors using small capsules of Deuterium.

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• Click here for an overview from the top of the Z Pulsed Power Facility
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