High-Energy-Density Science

Project Highlights

 
FY2021

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements 18-ERD-001 Federica Coppari Exploratory Research 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
An Ultrafast View of Multiscale Plasticity 18-ERD-063 Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper 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
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 Final
Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability 19-SI-002 Andrew Mackinnon Strategic Initiative Final
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
Capturing a New State of Matter: Relativistic Electron-Positron Plasma 20-LW-021 Hui Chen Lab-Wide Final
Magnetically Assisted Ignition 20-SI-002 John Moody Strategic Initiative Continuing
Interatomic Potentials: A Framework for Generating Quantum-Accurate Material Models 21-ERD-005 Amit Samanta Exploratory Research Continuing
Exploring a Novel Way to Mitigate Surface Damage in Tokamaks 21-ERD-009 Michael Campanell Exploratory Research Continuing
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
Driving Design with Cognitive Simulation 21-ERD-028 Jayson Peterson Exploratory Research Continuing