Laser-driven X-ray Sources and Diagnostic Techniques

Presentations

• Laser-driven heat-front propagation in foam vs. gas

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 9:30 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 9:42 AM

  Authors

  • F. Perez

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • J.D. Colvin

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • M.J. May

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • S.A. Gammon

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • K.B. Fournier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

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• Does laser-driven heat front propagation depend on material microstructure?

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 9:42 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 9:54 AM

  Authors

  • J.D. Colvin

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • F. Perez

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • K.B. Fournier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • M.J. May

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • T.E. Felter

    • SNL-CA

  • M. Bagge-Hansen

    • LLNL

  • S. Kucheyev

    • LLNL

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• Simulation study of optimizing the 3-5 keV x-ray emission from pure Ar K-shell vs. Ag L-shell targets on the National Ignition Facility

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 9:54 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 10:06 AM

  Authors

  • G.E. Kemp

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • J.D. Colvin

    • LLNL

  • K.B. Fournier

    • LLNL

  • M.V. Patel

    • LLNL

  • H.A. Scott

    • LLNL

  • M. Marinak

    • LLNL

  • J.H. Fisher

    • Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc.

  • J.F. Davis

    • Alme and Associates

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• Development and Characterization of a 16.3 keV X-Ray Source at the National Ignition Facility

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 10:06 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 10:18 AM

  Authors

  • K.B. Fournier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • M.A. Barrios

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • M.B. Schneider

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • S.F. Khan

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Hui Chen

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • F. Coppari

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ryan Rygg

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • M. Hohenberger

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Felicie Albert

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • John Moody

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Joseph Ralph

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • LLNL

  • G.E. Kemp

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • S.P. Regan

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • LLE
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics

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• Diagnosing Te of NIF plasmas using the isoelectronic ratios of microdot tracer elements

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 10:18 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 10:30 AM

  Authors

  • M.A. Barrios

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • S.P. Regan

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • LLE
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • K.B. Fournier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • M.B. Schneider

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • D. Liedahl

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California

  • G.E. Kemp

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • John Moody

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • G.V. Brown

    • LLNL

  • Hui Chen

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • O.L. Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • D.K. Bradley

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Oggie Jones

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • R. Epstein

    • LLE
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

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• Development of backlit thin shells and foam balls on the NIF for diagnosing shape swings during the foot pulse

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 10:30 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 10:42 AM

  Authors

  • G.N. Hall

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Peter Amendt

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrea Kritcher

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • David Bradley

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Richard Town

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Experiments on OMEGA EP to study the material dependence of the two-plasmon decay instability

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 10:42 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 10:54 AM

  Authors

  • J.R. Fein

    • University of Michigan: Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

  • Paul Keiter

    • University of Michigan

  • D.H. Froula

    • University of Michigan

  • D.H. Edgell

    • University of Rochester, Laboratory of Laser Energetics

  • P.X. Belancourt

    • University of Michigan

  • J.P. Holloway

    • University of Michigan

  • R. Paul Drake

    • University of Michigan: Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan
    • Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, U. of Michigan, USA
    • University of Michigan, USA
    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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• Testing Talbot--Lau X-Ray Moir\'{e} Fringe Deflectometry with a Laser Backlighter

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 10:54 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 11:06 AM

  Authors

  • D. Stutman

    • JHU
    • Johns Hopkins University

  • M.P. Valdivia

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • M. Finkenthal

    • JHU
    • Johns Hopkins University

  • S.P. Regan

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • LLE
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • C. Stoeckl

    • LLE
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

  • B. Stoeckl

    • Monroe Community College, Rochester NY

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• Measurements of the betatron spectrum around the Kedge of thin foils

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 11:06 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 11:18 AM

  Authors

  • Keegan Behm

    • University of Michigan

  • Tony Zhao

    • University of Michigan

  • Jonathon Woods

    • Imperial College of London

  • Jason Cole

    • Imperial College of London

  • Anatoly Maksimchuk

    • University of Michigan

  • Victor Yanovsky

    • University of Michigan

  • Alexander Thomas

    • University of Michigan

  • Karl Krushelnick

    • University of Michigan

  • Stuart Mangles

    • Imperial College of London

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• Demonstration of x-ray fluorescence imaging to diagnose high-energy-density plasmas

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 11:18 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 11:30 AM

  Authors

  • M.J. MacDonald

    • University of Michigan: Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

  • P.A. Keiter

    • University of Michigan

  • D.S. Montgomery

    • Los Alamos National Lab

  • M.M. Biener

    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • J.R. Fein

    • University of Michigan

  • K.B. Fournier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • E.J. Gamboa

    • SLAC National Accelerator Lab

  • S.R. Klein

    • University of Michigan

  • C.C. Kuranz

    • University of Michigan

  • H.J. LeFevre

    • University of Michigan

  • M.J.-E. Manuel

    • University of Michigan

  • J. Streit

    • Schafer Corporation

  • W.C. Wan

    • University of Michigan

  • R.P. Drake

    • University of Michigan

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• Experimental Generation of Backward-Propagating MeV Electrons in Ultra-Intense Laser Interactions

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 11:30 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 11:42 AM

  Authors

  • Scott Feister

    • Ohio State Univ. / Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc. (ISSI)

  • John T. Morrison

    • Fellow, National Research Council, USA

  • Vladimir M. Ovchinnikov

    • ISSI

  • Kyle D. Frische

    • ISSI

  • John A. Nees

    • Univ. of Michigan / ISSI

  • Chris Orban

    • Ohio State Univ. / ISSI

  • Enam A. Chowdhury

    • Ohio State Univ. / Intense Energy Solutions, LLC.

  • W. Melvyn Roquemore

    • Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, USA

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• Compact tunable Compton x-ray source from laser wakefield accelerator and plasma mirror

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 11:42 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 11:54 AM

  Authors

  • Hai-En Tsai

    • Univ of Texas, Austin

  • Xiaoming Wang

    • Univ of Texas, Austin

  • Joseph Shaw

    • Univ of Texas, Austin

  • Zhengyan Li

    • Univ of Texas, Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Rafal Zgadzaj

    • Univ of Texas, Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Alexey Arefiev

    • Univ of Texas, Austin
    • Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Michael Downer

    • Univ of Texas, Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Ultra-Bright X/$\gamma $ Rays from Laser-Wire Target Interaction

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 11:54 AM – Oct. 29, 2014, 12:06 PM

  Authors

  • Tong-Pu Yu

    • College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

  • Yan Yin

    • College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

  • Fu-Qiu Shao

    • College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

  • Alexander Pukhov

    • Institut fur Theoretische Physik I, Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf, 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany

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• Experimental results from NIF radiography shots on HDC ablator capsules with and without Tungsten dopant

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 12:06 PM – Oct. 29, 2014, 12:18 PM

  Authors

  • S.F. Khan

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • N. Izumi

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • LLNL

  • P.K. Patel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • A.G. MacPhee

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • T. Ma

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab
    • LLNL

  • C. Cerjan

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • R.P.J. Town

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • LLNL

  • D.K. Bradley

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

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• Analysis of X-ray Spectra of High-Z Elements obtained on Nike with high spectral and spatial resolution

  ORAL

  Oct. 29, 2014, 12:18 PM – Oct. 29, 2014, 12:30 PM

  Authors

  • Yefim Aglitskiy

    • Leidos, Reston, VA

  • J.L. Weaver

    • (NRL)
    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

  • M. Karasik

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

  • V. Serlin

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

  • S.P. Obenschain

    • U.S Naval Research Laboratory
    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

  • Yu. Ralchenko

    • NIST, Gaithersburg, MD

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