High-Energy-Density Science

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FY2021

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
Active Activation Diagnostics for High Energy X-ray and Neutron Measurements 21-FS-047 Dean Rusby Feasibility Study Final
Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability 19-SI-002 Andrew Mackinnon Strategic Initiative Final
Capturing a New State of Matter: Relativistic Electron-Positron Plasma 20-LW-021 Hui Chen Lab-Wide 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
Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector 18-ERD-012 Richard Briggs Exploratory Research Final
X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science 18-ERD-014 Stefan Hau-Riege Exploratory Research Final
Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection 18-ERD-060 Alison Saunders Exploratory Research Final
Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments 19-ERD-038 Yuan Shi Exploratory Research Final
Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements 18-ERD-001 Federica Coppari Exploratory Research Final
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
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
Dopants for High Density Carbon 21-ERD-048 Tom Braun Exploratory Research Continuing
Inferring Heat Flow in Laser Absorption Regions using Diagnostic Magnetic Fields 21-FS-051 Christopher Walsh Feasibility Study Continuing
Magnetically Assisted Ignition 20-SI-002 John Moody Strategic Initiative 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