High-Energy-Density Science

Project Highlights

 
FY2021

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
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
Inferring Heat Flow in Laser Absorption Regions using Diagnostic Magnetic Fields 21-FS-051 Christopher Walsh Feasibility Study Continuing
Active Activation Diagnostics for High Energy X-ray and Neutron Measurements 21-FS-047 Dean Rusby Feasibility Study Final
A Short-Pulse, Laser-Driven Neutron Source for Stockpile Stewardship Science 21-FS-021 Gerald Williams Feasibility Study Final
Exploring the Use of Magnetorheological Fluid Technology to Generate Optical Vortex Beams 21-FS-030 Anthony Vella Feasibility Study Final
Magnetically Assisted Ignition 20-SI-002 John Moody Strategic Initiative Continuing
Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability 19-SI-002 Andrew Mackinnon Strategic Initiative 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
Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection 18-ERD-060 Alison Saunders Exploratory Research Final
Driving Design with Cognitive Simulation 21-ERD-028 Jayson Peterson Exploratory Research Continuing
Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments 19-ERD-038 Yuan Shi Exploratory Research Final
Measurement of Mutual Diffusion in Warm Dense Matter 21-ERD-029 Tilo Doeppner Exploratory Research Continuing
Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements 18-ERD-001 Federica Coppari Exploratory Research Final
Investigating the Relationship Between Microstructure and Dynamic Response Using X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers 21-ERD-032 Jon Eggert Exploratory Research Continuing
An Ultrafast View of Multiscale Plasticity 18-ERD-063 Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper Exploratory Research Final
Behavior and Utility of Flow or Turbulence in Compressing Plasma 20-ERD-058 Seth Davidovits Exploratory Research Continuing
Interatomic Potentials: A Framework for Generating Quantum-Accurate Material Models 21-ERD-005 Amit Samanta Exploratory Research Continuing
Foam Fills for Laser-Plasma Instability Suppression 21-ERD-041 Ogden Jones 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
Using Nano-Structured Targets and Ultra-Intense Lasers for Nuclear Science and Source Development 20-ERD-026 Gary Grim Exploratory Research Continuing