Papers and Presentations - 2021

September

How Tantalum Behaves at High Pressure and Temperature

July

New Machine-Learning Tactic Sharpens NIF Shot Predictions

June

Smashing Gold, Platinum with Finesse

Research Achieves Slow and Fast Light in Plasma

Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration with Deep Learning Benefits NIF

Experiments Validate Possibility of Helium Rain in Jupiter, Saturn

Research Describes Slow and Fast Light in Plasma

May

Scientists Identify Key Trends in High-Energy-Density Mixing Layers

Team Improves Polar Direct Drive Fusion Neutron Sources for NIF

April

New Instrument Improves Refractive Index Measurements at High Pressure

March

Turbulent ‘Intensity Islands’ Give Cone-Shaped Targets Relativistic Power

Scientists Put Additive Manufactured Foams to the Test

February

Study Reveals Cause of 3D Asymmetry in ICF Implosions

Lab Team Uses Giant Lasers to Compress Iron Oxide, Revealing the Secret Interior of Rocky Exoplanets

Lab Develops New Method for Probing Material Strength

New Book Highlights Sol-Gel Processing’s Impact on Optics and Photonic Materials

January

Experiments at NIF Probe Carbon at Record Pressures

Researchers Develop X-Ray Source to Measure Extreme Temperatures at NIF