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NIF shot 20 Jun 2026 vs NIF shot 23 Feb 2025
RANKED BY PUBLISHED TARGET GAIN Q (FUSION YIELD / ENERGY DELIVERED TO THE TARGET)
#2 VS #3
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
Side by side
Verdict
NIF shot 20 Jun 2026 ranks #2 of 9 on Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target) (Q 3.8); NIF shot 23 Feb 2025 ranks #3 (Q 2.44).
Rank 02 of 9 · leads
Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)
Q 3.8
MakerLLNL / NIF
Date2026
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
Same LLNL page lists the 20 Jun 2026 shot at 7.9 MJ yield and Q 3.8. Energy-on-target is not separately quoted in the same sentence; Q is the lab's published figure, not a derived one.Rank 03 of 9
Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)
Q 2.44
MakerLLNL / NIF
Date2025
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
Same LLNL page: 23 Feb 2025, 2.05 MJ on target, 5.0 MJ yield, target gain 2.44.Try another pair
More NIF shot 20 Jun 2026 matchups
Source LLNL NIF official ignition page; JET / UKAEA and the 1999 Nuclear Fusion JET DT paper
Last checked 06 Sept 2026