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NIF shot 7 Apr 2025 vs JET DTE1 1997
RANKED BY PUBLISHED TARGET GAIN Q (FUSION YIELD / ENERGY DELIVERED TO THE TARGET)
#1 VS #9
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
Side by side
Verdict
NIF shot 7 Apr 2025 ranks #1 of 9 on Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target) (Q 4.13); JET DTE1 1997 ranks #9 (Q ~0.67).
Rank 01 of 9 · leads
Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)
Q 4.13
MakerLLNL / NIF
Date2025
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
LLNL Achieving Fusion Ignition page: 7 Apr 2025 delivered 2.08 MJ to the target and produced 8.6 MJ fusion yield (+/- 0.45 MJ), target gain 4.13.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
More NIF shot 7 Apr 2025 matchups
Source LLNL NIF official ignition page; JET / UKAEA and the 1999 Nuclear Fusion JET DT paper
Last checked 06 Sept 2026