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NIF shot 12 Feb 2024 vs JET DTE1 1997
RANKED BY PUBLISHED TARGET GAIN Q (FUSION YIELD / ENERGY DELIVERED TO THE TARGET)
#4 VS #9
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
Side by side
Verdict
NIF shot 12 Feb 2024 ranks #4 of 9 on Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target) (Q 2.36); JET DTE1 1997 ranks #9 (Q ~0.67).
Rank 04 of 9 · leads
Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)
Q 2.36
MakerLLNL / NIF
Date2024
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
Same LLNL page: 12 Feb 2024, 2.2 MJ on target, 5.2 MJ yield, target gain 2.36.Rank 09 of 9
Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)
Q ~0.67
MakerJET / EUROfusion
Date1997
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
JET 1997 DT campaign produced 16.1 MW fusion power. Keilhacker et al., Nuclear Fusion 1999: transient Q_in = P_DT / P_in of 0.62-0.67. Different definition from NIF target gain. JET DTE3 (2023) set a 69 MJ energy record at Q_sci about 0.37 — not a higher Q.Try another pair
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Source LLNL NIF official ignition page; JET / UKAEA and the 1999 Nuclear Fusion JET DT paper
Last checked 06 Sept 2026