Invited Session ICF: Approaches to High Gain Fusion

INVITED · BI02 · ID: 3574864

Presentations

  • ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: "First fusion target gain > 2 using lower-velocity, more massive imploding capsules," D. J. Schlossberg, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. in-preparation (2025).

    "Limits of velocity and ρR in igniting inertial confinement fusion implosions on NIF" C.V. Young, et al. Phys. Plasmas in-preparation (2025).

    Presenters

    • David Schlossberg

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
      • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

    Authors

    • David Schlossberg

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
      • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

    • Andrea L Kritcher

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Christopher V Young

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Kevin L Baker

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Alex A Do

      • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Hong Sio

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Vladimir A Smalyuk

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Riccardo Tommasini

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Daniel T Casey

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
      • Lawrence LIvermore National Laboratory

    • Daniel S Clark

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
      • LLNL

    • Eduard L. Dewald

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Matthias Hohenberger

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Omar A Hurricane

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Shaun M Kerr

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Shahab Khan

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Bernard Kozioziemski

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Otto L Landen

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
      • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

    • Rachel M Merlo

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • John D Moody

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Alastair S Moore

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Joseph E Ralph

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Nicholas Wiiliam Ruof

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Matthew Peter Selwood

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Richard P Town

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Clement A Trosseille

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Christopher R Weber

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Brandon Woodworth

      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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  • ORAL · Invited

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    Presenters

    • Joshua Paul Sauppe

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    Authors

    • Joshua Paul Sauppe

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    • Eric N Loomis

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    • Sasi Palaniyappan

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory

    • Ryan F Sacks

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    • David D Meyerhofer

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    • Ryan S Lester

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory

    • Brian Michael Haines

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory
      • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    • Irina Sagert

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory

    • John L Kline

      • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

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  • ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: Experimentally assessing the origins and scaling of the helical instability in axially magnetized magnetically driven implosions - to be submitted to Physics of Plasmas

    Presenters

    • Matthew R Gomez

      • Sandia National Laboratories

    Authors

    • Matthew R Gomez

      • Sandia National Laboratories

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  • ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: [1] Gopalaswamy et al, Physical Review Research 7 (1), 013009 (2025)
    [2] Patel et al, J. Applied Phys 137, 165903 (2025)
    [3] Gopalaswamy et al, Nature Physics 20 (5), 751-757 (2024)
    [4] Gopalaswamy et al, Physics of Plasmas 28 (12) (2021)
    [5] Gopalaswamy et al, Nature 565 (7741), 581-586 (2018)
    [6] Shah, Rahul C., et al. Physical Review Letters 133.9 (2024): 095101.

    Presenters

    • Varchas Gopalaswamy

      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    Authors

    • Varchas Gopalaswamy

      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • James P Knauer

      • University of Rochester

    • Aarne Lees

      • University of Rochester

    • Dhrumir P Patel

      • University of Rochester

    • Luke A Ceurvorst

      • University of Rochester

    • Danielle Hamilton

      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics

    • Rahman Ejaz

      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Cliff A Thomas

      • University of Rochester

    • Igor V Igumenschev

      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
      • University of Rochester

    • Arnold K Schwemmlein

      • University of Rochester

    • Rahul C Shah

      • University of Rochester
      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Duc M Cao

      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
      • University of Rochester

    • Michael J Rosenberg

      • University of Rochester

    • Timothy J Collins

      • University of Rochester

    • Sean P Regan

      • University of Rochester

    • Valeri N Goncharov

      • University of Rochester

    • Peter V Heuer

      • University of Rochester
      • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

    • Maria Gatu Johnson

      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

    • Johan A Frenje

      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

    • Chris Wink

      • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

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  • ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: "Enhancement to fusion reactivity in sheared flows." H. Fetsch and N. J. Fisch, arXiv 10.48550/arXiv.2410.03590 (2024)
    "Analytical models for the enhancement of fusion reactivity by turbulence." H. Fetsch and N. J. Fisch, arXiv 10.48550/arXiv.2506.13711 (2025)
    "An ignition criterion for inertial fusion boosted by microturbulence." H. Fetsch and N. J. Fisch, arXiv 10.48550/arXiv.2507.18917 (2025)

    Presenters

    • Henry Fetsch

      • Princeton University

    Authors

    • Henry Fetsch

      • Princeton University

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