ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Mar 2026
Jan 2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
April 2026
Nuclear Technology
February 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Hanford contractor settles fraud suit for $3.45M
Hanford Site services contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) has agreed to pay the Department of Justice $3.45 million as part of a settlement agreement resolving allegations that HMIS overcharged the Department of Energy for millions of dollars in labor hours at the nuclear site in Washington state.
Deng Ximing
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 774-775
Inertial Confinement Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946935
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
In direct driven laser fusion and X–ray lasing experiments, uniform illumination on the target surface is usually required. Although the near–field distribution of the laser output is uniform, the far–field and the quasi–near field distribution are generally nonuniform. We present a new method of focusing by using a lens array to improve the uniform illumination of the target[1].