2020 Annual Report
The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Office of Experimental Sciences Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Program through a five-year Cooperative Agreement. The fiscal year ending September 2020 (FY20) comprised the second year of LLE work under DOE/ NNSA Cooperative Agreement No. DE-NA0003856. The Laboratory’s work is also sponsored by the New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) and other federal agencies such as DOE’s Office of Science (Fusion Energy Sciences and High Energy Physics) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). This annual report summarizes work conducted at LLE during FY20, including research on the ICF and High-Energy-Density (HED) science campaigns; laser, optical materials, and advanced technology development; operation of the Omega Laser Facility for the ICF and HED Campaigns, the National Laser Users’ Facility (NLUF), the Laboratory Basic Science (LBS) Program, and other external users including the newly established LaserNetUS supported by the DOE Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); and programs focusing on the education of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Much of the work conducted during FY20 was adapted including virtual participations and remote shot operation for users of the Omega Laser Facility to overcome the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Table of Contents
- LLE Review 161
- LLE Review 162
- LLE Review 163
- LLE Review 164
- National Laser Users’ Facility and External Users’ Programs
- FY20 National Laser Users’ Facility Program
- FY20 Laboratory Basic Science Program
- FY20 LaserNetUS
- FY20 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Experimental Programs at the Omega Laser Facility
- FY20 Los Alamos National Laboratory Experimental Campaigns at the Omega Laser Facility
- FY20 Sandia National Laboratories Progress Report on Omega Laser Facility Experiments
- FY20 Naval Research Laboratory Report on Omega Laser Facility Experiments
- FY20 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Report on Omega Laser Facility Experiments
- Publications and Conference Presentations
