Chasing symmetry: 3D burn volumes of recent ignition shots at the National Ignition Facility

The transition of inertial confinement fusion into the ignition era is setting new challenges for diagnostics but allowing researchers a glimpse into never before accessed physics regimes. The nuclear imaging diagnostic suite at the National Ignition Facility opens a window into the shape characteristics of fusion implosions and fully characterizes the assembly at stagnation. This diagnostic has significantly advanced our understanding of performance limitations in ICF and is now providing images of the first successful ignition shots. This talk will look at hot spot shapes of recent high yield shots at NIF.