[trhway]

Can we repurpose the ASML machine as fusion drive? Asking for a friend.

Especially when lithography in near future will move from EUV to X-ray, the difference between NIF and ASML would become even smaller (or may be ASML would even use Sandia Z alike).

[leptoniscool]

you may be thinking of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Inertial_Fusion_Energy

Here the machine is using tin, which isn't suitable for fusion (no energy is released beyond iron).

[trhway]

replace tin droplets with DT pellets :)

[rini17]

Not really, the temperature used for EUV or X-ray generation is still several magnitudes away from fusion.

[pfdietz]

Also, the whole point of EUV/XUV sources is to rapidly and efficiently convert the plasma energy into photon radiation, which is just the opposite of what you want in a fusion plasma.