Omega Laser Facility Users Group 2014 Workshop
The Sixth Omega Laser Facility Users Group Workshop, held 23–25 April 2014, attracted 115 researchers from around the world. The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate a continuing dialog among the individual users and between the users and LLE. Most of the 90 contributed posters were given by students and postdocs in attendance.
| Wednesday, 23 April 2014 | ||
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| 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:10 AM – 8:20 AM | Workshop Goals | R. Petrasso |
| 8:20 AM – 8:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks | J. Soures |
| Session Chair, K. Flippo | ||
| 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM | Demonstrating Ignition Hydrodynamic Equivalencein Cryogenic DT Implosions on OMEGA | V. Goncharov |
| 9:20 AM – 10:10 AM | Optical Probing Measurements on OMEGA EP | D. Haberberger |
| 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM | Break | |
| Session Chair, P. Drake | ||
| 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM | Progress Toward Ignition on the NIF | T. Dittrich |
| 11:20 AM – 12:10 AM | Alternative Hot Spot Formation Techniques Using Liquid DT ICF Capsules | R. Leeper |
| 12:10 PM – 12:30 PM | Workshop Pictures | |
| 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch/OMEGA and OMEGA EP Tours | |
| Poster Sessions | ||
| 12:30 PM – 2:50 PM | Poster Session I: HED Science | |
| 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Poster Session II: HED Science | |
| Session Chair, A. Zylstra | ||
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Evening Tutorial on Flash | P. Tzeferacos |
| Thursday, 24 April 2014 | ||
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| 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:15 AM – 8:20 AM | Announcements | R. Petrasso |
| 8:20 AM – 8:30 AM | Director’s Welcome and Remarks to the Users | R. L. McCrory |
| Session Chair, M. Koepke | ||
| 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) Research: Exciting New Results and Our Plans for the Future | D. Sinars |
| 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Omega Facility Update: OLUG Recommendations and Items of General Interest | S. Morse |
| Poster Sessions | ||
| 10:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Poster Session III: Facility and HED Science | |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch/OMEGA and OMEGA EP Tours | |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Young Researchers Town Meeting and Recommendations | A. Zylstra and panelists |
| 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM | NNSA: Thoughts About the Omega Users and Program Objectives | K. LeChien |
| Session Chair, R. Mancini/P. Drake | ||
| 3:20 PM – 6:00 PM | Presentation/Discussion of User Findings and Recommendations of the Users | |
| 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM | Banquet | |
| Friday, 25 April 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:25 AM – 8:30 AM | Announcements | R. Petrasso |
| Session chair, R. Mancini/P. Drake | ||
| 8:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Discussion of Findings and Recommendations with the LLE Management | |
| 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Refreshments | |
| Session Chair, J. Frenje | ||
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Overview of HED/ICF Research at LANL, SNL, LLNL, and LLE | K. Flippo, K. Peterson, R. Heeter, and T. R. Boehly |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch | |
For capturing the spirited ambiance of the workshop through the lens, we thank Eugene Kowaluk.
The OLUG Executive Committee would also like to acknowledge and thank Irina Cashen, Sarah Frasier, Kathie Freson, Jenny Hamson, Karen Kiselycznyk, Katie Leyrer, Jody Mayer, Lisa Stanzel, Jean Steve, and Jennifer Taylor for their extraordinary assistance with the 2009 Workshop.
(with the exception of the first few photos, all are arranged in nearly the chronological order of the workshop)
