Virtual: ICF and HED

Presentations

• Melting of Fe–Ni–Cr alloy measured with Photonic Doppler Velocimetry from free surface velocity in laser shock experiments

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 2:00 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Assaf Engel

    • Ariel University

  Authors

  • Assaf Engel

    • Ariel University

  • Alexei Baskin

    • Soreq NRC

  • Benny Glam

    • Soreq NRC

  • Eran Greenberg

    • Soreq NRC

  • Yair Ferber

    • Soreq NRC

  • Daniel Guttman

    • Soreq NRC

  • Lev Merensky

    • Soreq NRC

  • Nimrod Bachar

    • Ariel University

  • Meir Werdiger

    • Soreq NRC

  • Yossef Horovitz

    • Soreq NRC

  • Noaz Nissim

    • Soreq NRC

  • Shalom Eliezer

    • Soreq NRC

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• Retrieving Transport Properties from Multiscale Flows using X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (XPCS)

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 2:12 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 2:24 PM

  Publication: H. Yin, C. Heaton, E. G. Blackman, A. E. Gleason, J. J. Turner, G. W. Collins, G. Gregori, J. K. Shang, and H. Aluie, Theory of x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy for multiscale flows, Phys. Rev. Research 7, 023202 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Hao Yin

    • University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Hao Yin

    • University of Rochester

  • Charles Heaton

    • University of Oxford

  • Eric G Blackman

    • University of Rochester

  • Arianna E Gleason

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Joshua J Turner

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Gilbert W Collins

    • University of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States

  • Gianluca Gregori

    • University of Oxford

  • Jessica K Shang

    • University of Rochester

  • Hussein Aluie

    • University of Rochester

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• Mitigating Laser Imprint in ICF Implosions Using the Electromagnetic Pulse from a High-Intensity Laser

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 2:24 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Jonathan L Peebles

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  Authors

  • Jonathan L Peebles

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Daniel H Barnak

    • University of Rochester

  • Peter V Heuer

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

  • Luke A Ceurvorst

    • University of Rochester

  • Varchas Gopalaswamy

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • S. Morse

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

  • Jonathan R Davies

    • University of Rochester

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• Conditioning of the Sparky III Dense Plasma Focus for Optimization of Neutron Yield

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 2:36 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Christopher J Butcher

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  Authors

  • Christopher J Butcher

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Eric Ryan Kaiser

    • United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Stuart L Jackson

    • United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Austin Stafford

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Dexter Witmer

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Alla S Safronova

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Victor L Kantsyrev

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Andrey Beresnyak

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • Robert J Commisso

    • Huntington-Ingalls Industries

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• Igniting ICF experiments with increased compression using a ramped laser pulse at the National Ignition Facility

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 2:48 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Publication:
  

  Presenters

  • Seth Davidovits

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Seth Davidovits

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Daniel T Casey

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence LIvermore National Laboratory

  • Riccardo Tommasini

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Daniel S Clark

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Kevin L Baker

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Alex A Do

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto L Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Vladimir A Smalyuk

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Christopher R Weber

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Benjamin Bachmann

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Laurent Divol

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tina Ebert

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Gareth N Hall

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ed V Marley

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Edward P Hartouni

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Shaun M Kerr

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Shahab Khan

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Christine M Krauland

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrea L Kritcher

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Marius Millot

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Alastair S Moore

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ryan C Nora

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Arthur E Pak

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Sonja Rogers

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Michael S Rubery

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • David Schlossberg

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • David Jerome Strozzi

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Matthew Peter Selwood

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Brandon Woodworth

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Travis M Briggs

    • Lawrence Livemore National Laboratory

  • Dean M Holunga

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Abbas Nikroo

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Michael Stadermann

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

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• High-yield implosions using DT-wetted foam for inertial fusion energy (IFE)

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 3:00 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 3:12 PM

  Publication: 1 D. Ho, J. Salmonson et al., 8th IFSA, 2011 EPJ Web of Conferences 59 133 (2013).
  2 D. Ho, S. MacLaren et al., 60st APS-DPP, PO6.00011 (2018).
  3 S. MacLaren, D. Ho et al., Phys. Plasmas 28, 122710 (2021).
  4 D. Ho, S. MacLaren et al., 61st APS-DPP, BO4.00010 (2019).

  Presenters

  • Darwin D Ho

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Darwin D Ho

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Alexander L Velikovich

    • U. S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Steve A MacLaren

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Peter Andrew Amendt

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • John D Lindl

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tammy Ma

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Developing a 2D Analytic Description of Laser Propagation in Unmagnetized Gaspipes

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 3:12 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 3:24 PM

  Publication: [1] J. Denavit et al., Phys. Plasmas 1, 1971 (1994).
  [2] M. M. Marinak et al., Phys. Plasmas 8, 2275-2280 (2001).
  [3] B. B. Pollock et al., Phys. Plasmas 30, 022711 (2023).
  [4] R. Y. Lau et al., Phys. Plasmas (accepted).

  Presenters

  • Ryan Yik Wah Lau

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Ryan Yik Wah Lau

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • David Jerome Strozzi

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Mark W Sherlock

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • William A Farmer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Yuan Shi

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • John Robert Cary

    • University of Colorado, Boulder, Tech-X Corporation
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Gregory R Werner

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Investigating the role of ion kinetic effects on the puzzling High-Z OMEGA campaign capsules

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 3:24 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 3:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Brett D Keenan

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  Authors

  • Brett D Keenan

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Irina Sagert

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • William T Taitano

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Steven Howard Batha

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

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• Experimental investigation of mass measurement of potassium chloride electrolyte solution inside measurement cup and flat container

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 3:36 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 3:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Rajiv Choudhary

    • National Institute of Technology Manipur

  Authors

  • Vishal Venkata Raghavendra Nandigana

    • Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • Rajiv Choudhary

    • National Institute of Technology Manipur

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• Machine-Learning Potential Driven Simulations of Carbon in the Expanded Regime

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 3:48 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 4:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Justin X D'Souza

    • University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Justin X D'Souza

    • University of Rochester

  • Sheng Jiang

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Lorin Benedict

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nir Goldman

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mark E Foord

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Richard A London

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Evan Bauer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Matthew P. Hill

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Yuan Ping

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Amy E Lazicki

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Shuai Zhang

    • University of Rochester

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• Two staged spontaneous magnetic field generation in direct drive ICF coronae

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 4:00 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 4:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Yousef Lawrence

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Yousef Lawrence

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Alex Zylstra

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Graeme D Sutcliffe

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Timothy M Johnson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jacob A Pearcy

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Justin H Kunimune

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Christopher W Wink

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Skylar G Dannhoff

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Gabriel Rigon

    • École Polytechnique

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    • Pacific Fusion Corporation
    • Pacific Fusion

  • Ari Le

    • LANL

  • Hui Li

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Shengtai Li

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Chikang Li

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Modeling direct-drive implosions with high-Z fuel dopants with the xRAGE code

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 4:12 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 4:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Irina Sagert

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Irina Sagert

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Peter Maginot

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Tim Wong

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Brett D Keenan

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Enac Gallardo-Diaz

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Zachary J Medin

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Kamil A Syed

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Christopher J Fontes

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Karin H Farajnejadi

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Amaya J Andrews

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Ryan S Lester

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Jeff R Haack

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Steven Howard Batha

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Kristoffer A Eriksen

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• Studies of multi-ion and kinetic effects in shock-driven implosions with mid-Z gas fills at OMEGA

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 4:24 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 4:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Tucker E Evans

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Tucker E Evans

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Joe A Vargas

    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  • Jacob A Pearcy

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Benjamin Reichelt

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Skylar G Dannhoff

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Matt J Cufari

    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  • Maria Gatu Johnson

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

  • Chikang Li

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Richard David Petrasso

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Johan A Frenje

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

  • Neel V Kabadi

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States

  • Christian Stoeckl

    • University of Rochester

  • V. Yu. Glebov

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

  • Chad J Forrest

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

  • Enac Gallardo-Diaz

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Roberto Claudio Mancini

    • U Nevada Reno
    • University of Nevada Reno
    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Jason Clapp

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Graeme D Sutcliffe

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Timothy M Johnson

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Patrick Adrian

    • Pacific Fusion
    • Pacific Fusion Corp.

  • Claudia M Shuldberg

    • GA

  • Wendi Sweet

    • General Atomics

  • Isaac Ruiz

    • General Atomics

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• Studying non-Maxwellian ion velocity distributions in ICF-relevant conditions using Thomson scattering on a diagnostically-accessible OMEGA platform

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 4:36 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 4:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Bryan Chuanxin Foo

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Bryan Chuanxin Foo

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Graeme D Sutcliffe

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Benjamin Reichelt

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Timothy M Johnson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Steven E Anderson

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • William T Taitano

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Brett D Keenan

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Peter V Heuer

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

  • Johan A Frenje

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

  • Maria Gatu Johnson

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

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• Exploration of the plasma dynamics and magnetization in laser-driven Ta₂O₅ and SiO₂ aerogel foam-lined hohlraums

  ORAL

  Nov. 17, 2025, 4:48 PM – Nov. 17, 2025, 5:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Skylar G Dannhoff

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Skylar G Dannhoff

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Christopher A Walsh

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Jacob A Pearcy

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Timothy M Johnson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Graeme D Sutcliffe

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Chikang Li

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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