High-Energy-Density Science

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Project Title	Project Code	Principal Investigator	Project Type	Project Status
Plasma Amplifiers to Enable Dramatic Increases in Laser Power and Energy to Access New Physical Processes	19-DR-011	Patrick Poole	Disruptive Research	Continuing
Exploring Laser-Produced Relativistic Pair Plasma Jets	17-ERD-010	Hui Chen	Exploratory Research	Final
Foams in Hohlraums	17-ERD-118	Ogden Jones	Exploratory Research	Final
Next-Generation Hohlraums for High Coupling Efficiency	17-ERD-119	Peter Amendt	Exploratory Research	Final
Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements	18-ERD-001	Federica Coppari	Exploratory Research	Continuing
Simulating Magnetized Particle Dynamics in Z-Pinch Plasmas	18-ERD-007	Mikhail Dorf	Exploratory Research	Final
Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector	18-ERD-012	Richard Briggs	Exploratory Research	Continuing
X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science	18-ERD-014	Stefan Hau-Riege	Exploratory Research	Continuing
Direct Measurement of Mass-Temperature Distributions in the Core of Implosions on the National Ignition Facility	18-ERD-015	Daniel Thorn	Exploratory Research	Final
Quantum Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Electronic Transport in Nonlinear Regimes	18-ERD-031	Alfredo Correa Tedesco	Exploratory Research	Final
Pressure Ionization in Ultrahigh-Density Plasmas	18-ERD-033	Tilo Doeppner	Exploratory Research	Final
Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection	18-ERD-060	Alison Saunders	Exploratory Research	Continuing
Imaging Dynamics of Defects Far from Equilibrium	18-ERD-063	Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper	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
Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments	19-ERD-038	Yuan Shi	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
Plasma Transport at the Nexus of Measurement and Modeling	20-ERD-035	Robert Rudd	Exploratory Research	Continuing
Scalable and Accurate Simulation of Magnetized Plasmas	20-ERD-038	Ilon Joseph	Exploratory Research	Continuing
Tailored Particle Sources Driven by Precision-Shaped Short-Pulse Laser Pulses	20-ERD-048	Derek Mariscal	Exploratory Research	Continuing
Behavior and Utility of Flow or Turbulence in Compressing Plasma	20-ERD-058	Seth Davidovits	Exploratory Research	Continuing
Development of Multilayer Laue Lenses for 25 Kilo-Electronvolt X-Ray Imaging	19-FS-044	Bernard Kozioziemski	Feasibility Study	Final
New Design for Low-Mode Asymmetry Mitigation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions	19-FS-061	Andrea Kritcher	Feasibility Study	Final
Development of Beryllium Carbide Capsules for Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions	19-FS-067	Abbas Nikroo	Feasibility Study	Final
Quantum Leap for Fusion Energy Sciences	19-FS-072	Ilon Joseph	Feasibility Study	Final
Generating Extreme Magnetic Fields by Engineering Short-Pulse Laser Targets	20-FS-013	Mark Sherlock	Feasibility Study	Final
Development of Secondary Toroidal Diamond Anvil Cell Gaskets for Highly Compressible Low-Z Sample Containment at Pressures Above 4 Megabars	20-FS-028	Earl O'Bannon	Feasibility Study	Final
Capturing a New State of Matter: Relativistic Electron-Positron Plasma	20-LW-021	Hui Chen	Lab-Wide	Continuing
Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability	19-SI-002	Andrew Mackinnon	Strategic Initiative	Continuing
Magnetically Assisted Ignition	20-SI-002	John Moody	Strategic Initiative	Continuing