2013 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| March |
Experimental Comparison of Hydrodynamic Efficiencies for Be, C, and CH Ablators |
| February |
OMEGA Cryogenic DT Implosion Performance |
| January |
OMEGA EP Fourth-Harmonic Probe Activation |
2012 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Multifrequency-Modulated Smoothing by Spectral Dispersion |
| February |
Measurement of Fast-Electron Preheat |
| March |
Polar-Drive Experiments with Shimmed Shells |
| April |
Improved Cryogenic-DT Implosion Performance |
| May |
OMEGA EP Two-Plasmon-Decay Experiments |
| June |
Magnetic-Field Generation by Rayleigh–Taylor Instability |
| July |
Thomson-Scattering Advancements |
| August |
Progress in Cryogenic Target Implosions |
| September |
Polar-Drive Experiments with Shimmed Shells |
| October |
2-D Modeling of Cross-Beam Energy Transfer (CBET) in Direct-Drive Implosions |
| November |
Fast-Electron Control with a Magnetic Field in Hohlraums |
| December |
NIF Polar-Drive–Ignition Design |
2011 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Thomson-Scattering from Direct-Drive Targets |
| February |
Mitigating Crossed-Beam Energy Transfer in Implosion Targets |
| March |
Polar-Drive Ignition Target Design |
| April |
Intensity Scan of Warm Plastic-Shell Implosions on OMEGA Laboratory Basic Science Proposal Solicitation |
| May |
Improved Cryogenic-DT Target Performance |
| June |
Mitigation of Laser Imprinting in Spherical Implosions by High-Z Doping |
| July |
Optimization of Neutron Yield by Balancing the Reduction of CBET with Increased Nonuniformities |
| August |
Distributed Phase Plate Design for Polar-Drive Configuration on the NIF |
| September |
Plasma Nuclear Science at the Omega Laser Facility |
| October |
X-Ray Framing-Camera Characterization |
| November |
Streaked Optical Pyrometer Upgrade |
| December |
Diagnostic Timing Design for NIF |
2010 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
X-Ray Thomson Scattering from Spherically Imploded ICF Ablators |
| February |
Proton Radiography Measurements of Target Charging NIF Magnetic Recoil Spectrometer |
| March |
NIF Polar-Driven, Direct-Drive Activation Shot Tests |
| April |
Three-Color-Cycle SSD Installation |
| May |
Basic Science Research at LLE OMEGA Laser Users Group Science Article on Proton Radiography |
| June |
Polar DIM Imager for the NIF |
| July |
OMEGA Cryogenic Target Development Visit by Dr. Steven Koonin |
| August |
Spherical Crystal-Imager Diagnostic NLUF Proposals Approved for FY11 and FY12 |
| September |
First NIF Polar-Drive Deuterium–Tritium (DT) Implosions |
| October |
Measuring Multiple Spherically Converging Shocks in Liquid-Deuterium Targets |
| November |
Validation of Simulations of Cryogenic Target Implosions |
| December |
Lab-on-a-Chip ICF Target Manufacturing |
2009 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
High-Energy X-Ray Radiography |
| February |
Fast-Electron Source Characterization |
| March |
Programmable Spatial-Light Modulator |
| April |
Positron Production Experiment OMEGA Laser Users Group (OLUG) Workshop |
| May |
Multiple-Shock Timing |
| June |
OMEGA EP VISAR Diagnostic Liquid-Scintillator nTOF Detector |
| July |
NIF Polar-Driven, Direct-Drive Activation Shot Tests |
| August |
Cryogenic-DT Target Implosions |
| September |
High-Energy Electron-Conversion Efficiency Measurement with High-Energy (2.1 kJ), Short Pulse (10 to 12 ps) OMEGA EP Temporal Contrast Measurement |
| October |
High-Density Cryogenic Implosions OMEGA EP Backlighter Development |
| November |
Hot-Spot X-Ray Spectrometer for the NIF NIF Polar-Drive Implosions |
| December |
NIF 4ω Fiducial Laser |
2008 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Diagnosing Cryogenic DT Implosions at OMEGA Using Charged-Particle Spectrometry |
| February |
First Target Shots on OMEGA EP Proton Radiography of ICF Implosions |
| March |
Multiple Shock Timing in Convergent Geometry |
| April |
OMEGA EP Project Completion |
| May |
NIF PAM for OMEGA EP |
| June |
Calibration of the NIF Neutron Time-of-Flight (nTOF) Detectors |
| July |
Multi-Shock Velocity Measurements |
| August |
Hard X-Ray Bremsstrahlung Measurements |
| September |
Polar-Drive Experiments |
| October |
Integrated Simulations of Electron Transport and Ignition for Fast-Ignition Targets |
| November |
DT Implosions Meet Requirements for Scattered Neutron Spectroscopy |
| December |
First Areal Density Measurement Based on Neutron Scattering in Compressed DT-Cryogenic Fuel |
2007 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Silicon Shinethrough Barriers Intel Science Talent Search |
| February |
Laser-to-X-Ray Coupling for Direct-Drive ICF Cryogenic Target Experiments |
| March |
Polar-Direct-Drive Ignition Design Indirect-Drive Implosion Symmetry Campaign |
| April |
OMEGA Areal-Density Milestone |
| May |
High-Contrast Pulse Generation OMEGA EP Use Planning Workshop II |
| June |
Diffractive Color Corrector for the OMEGA EP Laser |
| July |
Rapid Heating of Solid-Density Matter During High-Intensity-Laser Interactions |
| August |
Role of Preheat in the Stabilization of Rayleigh–Taylor Growth |
| September |
Doped-Ablator Implosions |
| October |
Experimental Studies of the Shock-Ignition ICF Concept |
| November |
Shock-Timing Validation |
| December |
Cryogenic DT Target Research |
2006 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Electron Transport Modeling for Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments |
| February |
National Ignition Campaign Hohlraum Energetics Experiments |
| March |
Cryogenic DT Target Implosions High-Contrast Pulse Shape Generator |
| April |
Active Shock Breakout (ASBO) Upgrade |
| May |
Absorption in OMEGA Implosion Experiments |
| June |
High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging (HRXI) |
| July |
OMEGA Cryogenic Targets |
| August |
National Ignition Campaign Hohlraum Energetics on OMEGA |
| September |
X-Ray Absorption Measurements of Areal Density in Cryogenic DT Implosions |
| October |
Areal–Density Analysis of OMEGA Implosions |
| November |
National Ignition Campaign Hohlraum Energetics Experiments on OMEGA |
| December |
K–Shell Spectroscopy of High-Intensity Laser–Solid Interactions |
2005 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
EXAFS Measurement of Iron bcc-to-hcp Phase Transformation in Nanosecond-Laser Shocks |
| February |
Progress on Polar Direct Drive |
| March |
Nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor Growth of 3-D Laser-Imprinted Modulations |
| April |
Absolute EOS Measurements |
| May |
Neutron Diagnostics Development |
| June |
Spectrally Resolved X-Ray Scattering Experiments |
| July |
Cryogenic D2 Layer Characterization |
| August |
Plasma Electrode Pockels Cell (PEPC) |
| September |
NLUF Proton Radiography Experiments |
| October |
Low-Adiabat Implosions |
| November |
OMEGEA EP Construction |
| December |
Fractionation of Fusion Fuel in ICF Capsules |
2004 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Fast-Ignition Target Design |
| February |
Polar-Direct-Drive Experiments |
| March |
OMEGA EP Front End |
| April |
Beam Imprinting |
| May |
Fast-Ignition, Cone-Target, Fuel-Assembly Experiments |
| June |
EXAFS Measurements of Laser-Shocked Vanadium and Titanium |
| July |
OMEGA EP Project Highlights |
| August |
Defense Programs Award of Excellence |
| September |
OMEGA Shot Record |
| October |
Physical Data Research Program (LLNL) Recognition |
| November |
Drive Uniformity Improvement NIF Neutron Bang Time Detector (NBT) |
| December |
OMEGA Cryogenic Capsule Implosions |
2003 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
LLE High School Student Research NIF Recognition Award |
| February |
OMEGA EP Project |
| March |
Cryogenic Target Characterization Thomson Scattering from Plasmons near the Laundau Cutoff |
| April |
Proton Core Imaging Spectroscopy (PCIS) Proton Temporal Diagnostic (PTD) |
| May |
OMEGA EP Prototype Amplifier |
| June |
Tiled Grating Pulse Compressor |
| July |
Shock-Timing Experiments |
| August |
Simulations of Shock Propagation in DT-Wetted CH Foams OMEGA EP Building Construction |
| September |
Cryogenic Target Characterization |
| October |
Optimized Irradiation Uniformity |
| November |
Picket-Pulse Implosions |
| December |
Cryogenic Target Performance |
2002 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Ignition Model |
| February |
Indirect-Drive Ablator Shock Propagation |
| March |
OMEGA Cryogenic Target Experiments Picket-Pulse Implosion Experiments |
| April |
Cryogenic Target Ice Layering Modulated Shock Waves |
| May |
Cryogenic Target Fabrication First Shaped-Pulse Cryogenic Target Implosion |
| June |
High-Performance, Direct-Drive Target Designs Controlled Target Irradiation |
| July |
OMEGA 2ω Probe Activation Measurement of Capsule-Areal-Density Evolution |
| August |
Offset Target Implosions Determination of Imposed Core Temperature and Density Gradients |
| September |
Cryogenic Target Implosions Optical Parametric Chirped-Pulse Amplification (OPCPA) |
| October |
Collapsing Radiative Shocks New OMEGA Diode-Pumped Regenerative Amplifier |
| November |
Direct-Drive Fast-Ignition Research at LLE 2-D Performance of a Low-Adiabat Cryogenic Implosion |
| December |
Optimized Direct-Drive Illumination Uniformity Deuterium Equation-of-State Experiments |
2001 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Shock-Related Structure in D-3He Proton Spectra NIF 2-D SSD Preliminary Design |
| February |
Laser-Plasma Interaction Experiments |
| March |
Controlled-Prepulse Rayleigh-Taylor Experiments |
| April |
Smoothing Performance of Ultrafast Picket Fence Pulses on the NIF Multibeam Streak Cameras |
| May |
Wetted-Foam NIF Direct-Drive Target Designs Multibeam Interaction Experiments |
| June |
Shell Mix in Compressed Core of Spherical Implosions Tertiary Neutron Diagnostic |
| July |
Cryogenic Target Characterization Improved Capsule-Surface Roughness |
| August |
Cryogenic Target Implosions Summer High School Student Research Program |
| September |
Time-Integrated UV Photographs of OMEGA Implosions |
| October |
Spectral Sculpting for IFE Lasers |
| November |
Power Balance and Implosion Symmetry R&D 100 Award |
| December |
Comparisons of High-Resolution Neutron X-Ray Imaging OMEGA Operations Summary |
2000 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
High-Intensity Distributed Phase Plates CCD-Based Diagnostics in High-Neutron Environments |
| February |
Inner-Shell-Mix Diagnostic OMEGA Power Balance |
| March |
1-THz SSD Bandwidth Measurements Density Diagnostic for Cryogenic Target Implosions |
| April |
Determination of Preheat Due to Fast Electrons on OMEGA Imprint Reduction with Shaped Pulses |
| May |
Power-Balance Diagnostics Shock-Heating Measurements |
| June |
Charged-Particle Diagnostics Neutron Imaging |
| July |
Cryogenic Target Implosion |
| August |
OMEGA Integrated Spherical Experiments (ISE) |
| September |
Laser–Plasma Interaction (LPI) Experiments |
| October |
Cryogenic Target Shots IR1 Streak Camera |
| November |
SSP Material Properties Studies LANL's Double-Shell, Indirect-Drive Implosions |
| December |
Mix-Model Analysis of Direct-Drive Implosions Characterization of Core Conditions |
1999 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Integrated Spherical Experiments (ISE) Implosions of D-3He-Filled Capsules |
| February |
Plasma Physics High-Bandwidth, Frequency-Tripling Cell Installation Cryogenic Fuel Target Development |
| March |
NIF Direct-Drive Target Designs LLE/NRL Collaboration Experiments |
| April |
Cryogenic Target-handling System Gratings for 2-D SSD |
| May |
SSD Smoothing Rate DMX Installed on OMEGA |
| June |
Ion Temperature Measurements Shell Integrity Imaging |
| July |
2-D ORCHID Simulation Secondary Neutron Spectrum Measurements |
| August |
OMEGA Prepulse Control Contrast Diode-Pumped Multipass Preamplifier |
| September |
Laser Prepulse Contrast NLUF Experiments |
| October |
Cryogenic Target-Handling System |
| November |
Comparison of Measured Cold-Shell rho delta r Modulation with ORCHID 2-D Simulations Laser Source |
| December |
1-THz, 2-D SSD on OMEGA Two-Plasmon-Decay Instability |
1998 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| January |
Charged-Particle Spectrometer National Ignition Facility Optics |
| February |
X-ray Diagnostics Laser-Plasma Interactions |
| March |
Diode-Pumped Regenerative Amplifier |
| April |
Laser Imprinting Indirect-Drive Experiments NLUF Steering Committee Activities |
| May |
Charged-Particle Spectrometer New Diode-Pumped Monomode Laser Spherical Burnthrough Experiments |
| June |
Laser Imprinting X-ray Spectroscopy |
| July |
Charged Particle Spectrometers Imprinting Experiments Direct-Drive Cylinder Implosions |
| August |
Cryogenic Target Fabrication Interpreting Results from the Charged-Particle Spectrometer |
| September |
Integrated Spherical Implosion Experiments High-Density Diagnostics Cryogenic Target System |
| October |
Distributed Plate Development Pulse Shaping Two-Dimensional Smoothing by Spectral Dispersion (2-D SSD) |
| November |
Irradiation Uniformity Control of Ablation Velocity with Shaped Pulses |
| December |
Neutron Diagnostics–MEDUSA OMEGA Surrogate Cryogenic-Target Experiments Distributed Phase Plate Development |
1997 DOE Reports
| Report | Topic |
|---|---|
| July |
Planar-Target Rayleigh–Taylor Experiments Diagnostics Development–Imaging the Cold, Compressed Shell Diagnostics Development–Neutron Burn History and Bang Time High-Bandwidth 2-D SSD Tests on OMEGA New Diode-Pumped Master Oscillator for OMEGA |
| August |
Dynamic Stabilization of Cryogenic Capsules Indirect-Drive ICF Campaign (ID3, ID4) Multiple-Beam UV Pulse Shape Measurements Planar Rayleigh–Taylor Experiments (SI/S2) |
| September |
Imprinting Experiments (S2) Long-Scale-Length Plasma Generation (PP3) Distributed Phase Plates (DPP's) Portable Diagnostics Meeting National Laser Users' Facility |
| October |
High-Resolution X-Ray Microscope S3 Experiments Pulse Shaping Computing at LLE |
| November |
Core Diagnostics Pinhole-Array X-Ray Spectrograph Polyimide Capsules |
| December |
High-Bandwidth Frequency Tripling Distributed-Phase-Plate Installation Distributed Phase Plate for Flat-Foil Experiments |