
Measured as the ratio of energy put into the fuel to energy released from fusion. For example, the Lawrence Livermore labs experiment released 2.5 MJ of energy from an input of 2.1 MJ, which gives an efficiency of 1.19:1.
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NIF is currently upgrading its lasers to 2.2 megajoules
Computer simulations suggest that the output energy could potentially range to as high as seven megajoules.
https://zbr.com.mx/sin-categoria-es/new-advances-in-laser-fusion-generate-more-energy/203183/

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The numbers in that Guardian article are out of date. The actual yield from the December shot was over 1.53:1. https://www.ft.com/content/4ff76541-ebdc-43ed-bf4e-4faa75fcf2f9













































