High-Energy-Density Science

Project Highlights

 
FY2021

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments 19-ERD-038 Yuan Shi Exploratory Research Final
Dopants for High Density Carbon 21-ERD-048 Tom Braun Exploratory Research Continuing
Measurement of Mutual Diffusion in Warm Dense Matter 21-ERD-029 Tilo Doeppner Exploratory Research Continuing
X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science 18-ERD-014 Stefan Hau-Riege Exploratory Research Final
Behavior and Utility of Flow or Turbulence in Compressing Plasma 20-ERD-058 Seth Davidovits Exploratory Research Continuing
Plasma Transport at the Nexus of Measurement and Modeling 20-ERD-035 Robert Rudd Exploratory Research Continuing
Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector 18-ERD-012 Richard Briggs Exploratory Research Final
Plasma Amplifiers to Enable Dramatic Increases in Laser Power and Energy to Access New Physical Processes 19-DR-011 Patrick Poole Disruptive Research Continuing
Foam Fills for Laser-Plasma Instability Suppression 21-ERD-041 Ogden Jones Exploratory Research Continuing
Exploring a Novel Way to Mitigate Surface Damage in Tokamaks 21-ERD-009 Michael Campanell Exploratory Research Continuing
Unraveling the Physics and Chemistry of Water-Rich Mixtures at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures 19-ERD-031 Marius Millot Exploratory Research Continuing
An Ultrafast View of Multiscale Plasticity 18-ERD-063 Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper Exploratory Research Final
Simulation of High-Energy-Density Plasmas Using a Novel, Fully-Implicit, Particle-in-cell/Monte-Carlo Algorithm 21-FS-048 Justin Angus Feasibility Study Continuing
Investigating the Relationship Between Microstructure and Dynamic Response Using X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers 21-ERD-032 Jon Eggert Exploratory Research Continuing
Magnetically Assisted Ignition 20-SI-002 John Moody Strategic Initiative Continuing
Driving Design with Cognitive Simulation 21-ERD-028 Jayson Peterson Exploratory Research Continuing
Scalable and Accurate Simulation of Magnetized Plasmas 20-ERD-038 Ilon Joseph Exploratory Research Continuing
Capturing a New State of Matter: Relativistic Electron-Positron Plasma 20-LW-021 Hui Chen Lab-Wide Final
High-Repetition-Rate Diagnostics with Integrated Active Control for a New Paradigm of High-Energy-Density Experiments 21-ERD-015 Graeme Scott Exploratory Research Continuing
A Short-Pulse, Laser-Driven Neutron Source for Stockpile Stewardship Science 21-FS-021 Gerald Williams Feasibility Study Final