ICF: Hohlraum Physics

Presentations

• First Successful Thor DT Ignition Shot

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 9:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Heather M Johns

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  Authors

  • Heather M Johns

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Ryan S Lester

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Kevin D Meaney

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Yongho Kim

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Joseph Maurice Levesque

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Brian Michael Haines

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

  • Lynn Kot

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Shon T. Prisbrey

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Lauren Hobbs

    • Atomic Weapons Establishment

  • Eduard L. Dewald

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto L Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • David Schlossberg

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Scott Vonhoff

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nicholas Roskopf

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Madison E Martin

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Robert F Heeter

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mark E Foord

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nicholas Hash

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Katherina Kasman

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrea L Kritcher

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jeremy Kroll

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Steven Paqueo

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kurt Olson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Chris V Young

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ann Satsangi

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Joseph Smidt

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Andrew J Marshall

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• Resolving Discrepancies in Bang-Time Predictions for Indirect-Drive ICF Experiments on the NIF: Insights from the Build-A-Hohlraum Campaign

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 9:54 AM

  Publication: G. F. Swadling, et al; Resolving discrepancies in bang-time predictions for indirect-drive ICF experiments on the NIF: Insights from the Build-A-Hohlraum campaign. Phys. Plasmas 1 May 2025; 32 (5): 052707. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0259922

  Presenters

  • George F Swadling

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • George F Swadling

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • William A Farmer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Hui Chen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nicholas Aybar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Michael Steven Rubery

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • M. B. Beth Schneider

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Duane A Liedahl

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nuno Lemos

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Eleanor Tubman

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • James S Ross

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Livermore

  • Denise E Hinkel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto L Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Mordy D Rosen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Sonja Rogers

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Katya Newman

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Dexter K Yanagisawa

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoru

  • Scott Vonhoff

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Loosineh Aghaian

    • General Atomics

  • Michael Mauldin

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Benjamin Reichelt

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Justin H Kunimune

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• ICF hohlraum comparison on the LMJ facility

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:54 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Stephane C Laffite

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  Authors

  • Stephane C Laffite

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Ronan Botrel

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-21120 Is-sur-Tille, France

  • Quentin Cauvet

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Rodolphe Collin

    • CEA
    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Witold CAYZAC

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Sylvie Depierreux

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Romain DIAZ

    • CEA, DAM, CESTA, F-33116 Le Barp, France

  • Margot Chanal

    • CEA, DAM, CESTA, F-33116 Le Barp, France

  • Pierre Dupre

    • CEA-DAM-CESTA, F-33114 Le Barp, France

  • Jean-Paul Jadaud

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Marion Lafon

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Olivier Landoas

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Laurent Le-Deroff

    • CEA-DAM-CESTA, F-33114 Le Barp, France

  • Stephane Liberatore

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Paul-Edouard MASSON-LABORDE

    • CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Olivier Poujade

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Raphael RIQUIER

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Charles Ruyer

    • CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Veronique Tassin

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Jocelain Trela

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

  • Bruno Villette

    • CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France

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• Recent Advances in Hohlraum Physics: Resolving the Drive Deficit and Enhancing Predictive Capability

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:06 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:18 AM

  Presenters

  • James S Ross

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Livermore

  Authors

  • James S Ross

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Livermore

  • Nicholas Aybar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Colin J Bruulsema

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tom D Chapman

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Hui Chen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Laurent Divol

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • William A Farmer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Duane A Liedahl

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Denise E Hinkel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto L Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Nuno Lemos

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Henry J Meyer

    • Lawerence Livermore National Laberatory

  • John D Moody

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Pierre A Michel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Arthur E Pak

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Joseph E Ralph

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mordy D Rosen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Michael Steven Rubery

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • M. B. Beth Schneider

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • William Riedel

    • Stanford University
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • David Jerome Strozzi

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • George F Swadling

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Richard P Town

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Christopher R Weber

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tod T Woods

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNS)
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Studying the drive deficit and NLTE plasma conditions with gold sphere experiments at the NIF

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:18 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Aybar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Nicholas Aybar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • William A Farmer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Duane A Liedahl

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto L Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • James S Ross

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Livermore

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• Next steps in solving the “Drive-Deficit” problem in modeling ICF experiments

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Hui Chen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Hui Chen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tod T Woods

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNS)
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • William A Farmer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nicholas Aybar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Duane A Liedahl

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Steve A MacLaren

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • M. B. Beth Schneider

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Judy A Harte

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Denise E Hinkel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto L Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • John D Moody

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mordy D Rosen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • James S Ross

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Livermore

  • Sonja Rogers

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nicholas Roskopf

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • George F Swadling

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Scott Vonhoff

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • George B Zimmerman

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• xRAGE simulation modeling of hot electron and radiation preheat effects in laser-shocked 3D-printed lattice experiments on Omega

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:54 AM

  Publication: "Hot electron preheat effects in two-photon polymerization plastic lattice laser-driven shock-tube experiments on the OMEGA laser"
  
  Preparing to submit to Physics of Plasmas (after review and release)

  Presenters

  • Kevin H Ma

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Kevin H Ma

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Nikolaus S Christiansen

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Timothy A Coffman

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Lauren Green

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Brian Michael Haines

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

  • Pawel Kozlowski

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Yongho Kim

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Ryan S Lester

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Joseph Maurice Levesque

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Derek W Schmidt

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Robert VanDervort

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Camille Wong

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• New structures for areal density symmetry control in indirectly driven ICF target designs*

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:54 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Omar A Hurricane

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Omar A Hurricane

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • David Jerome Strozzi

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Steve A MacLaren

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Christopher R Weber

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Simulated impact of increased hohlraum radius on symmetry control in igniting and burning fusion platforms at the NIF

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:06 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Luis S Leal

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  Authors

  • Luis S Leal

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Hong Sio

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nicholas Wiiliam Ruof

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrea L Kritcher

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Rachel M Merlo

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Eduard L. Dewald

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • John D Moody

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Otto L Landen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Denise E Hinkel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Indirect-Drive Options for Future OMEGA-Like Laser Systems Designed Primarily for Direct Drive

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:18 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Robert S Craxton

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Robert S Craxton

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester

  • Edward X Wu

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • William Y Wang

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

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• Improvements in non-LTE atomic kinetics modeling for ICF hohlraums

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Mehul V Patel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Mehul V Patel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Hai P Le

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Holden L Parks

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Impact of ion spatial distribution on Inverse Bremsstrahlung Absorption

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Olivier Pascal Poujade

    • CEA DAM lle-de-France

  Authors

  • Olivier Pascal Poujade

    • CEA DAM lle-de-France

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