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Workshop on the Science of Fusion Ignition on NIF

AGENDA

May 22 - 24, 2012
San Ramon Marriott Hotel
San Ramon, CA

Tuesday, May 22
5:00 - 8:00 pm

Evening registration and reception

 
Wednesday, May 23
  Morning Plenary Session

07:30 am

Continental Breakfast

 
08:00 am Welcome (Penrose "Parney" Albright, LLNL Director)  
08:10 am NNSA Welcome (Jeff Quintenz, NNSA ICF Director)  
08:20 am NIF Welcome (Ed Moses, LLNL NIF & Photon Science, Principal Associate Director)  
08:30 am Workshop Goals and Deliverables (Bill Goldstein, LLNL Physical and Life Sciences, Associate Director)  
08:45 am Ignition Overview and Status  (John Lindl, NIF Chief Scientist)  
09:45 am Ignition Measurements (Joe Kilkenny, NIF Diagnostics Leader)  

10:30 am

Coffee Break

 
10:45 am Panel Introductions (10 minutes each)
  1. Laser propagation and X-ray generation
  2. X-ray transport and ablation physics
  3. Implosion hydrodynamics
  4. Stagnation properties and burn
  5. HED Materials cross-cut
  6. Integrated modeling
 

11:45 am

Hosted Lunch and Group Photo

 
Group Photo
12:00 pm Afternoon Parallel Panel Breakout Sessions
(lunch continues)
 

03:00 pm

Coffee Break

 
05:00 pm Panel Adjourn  

05:30 pm

Hosted Dinner

 
07:00 pm Parallel Panel Breakout Evening Sessions (Optional)  
Thursday, May 24
  Morning Plenary Session  

07:30 am

Continental Breakfast

 
08:00 am Initial Panel Outbriefs (10 minutes each)
 
09:00 am Parallel Panel Breakout Morning Sessions  

12:00 pm

Hosted Lunch

 
01:00 pm Parallel Panel Breakout Afternoon Sessions  

02:30 pm

Coffee Break

 
03:00 pm Final Panel Outbriefs (15 minutes each)
  1. Laser propagation and X-ray generation
  2. X-ray transport and ablation physics
  3. Implosion hydrodynamics
  4. Stagnation properties and burn
  5. HED Materials cross-cut
  6. Integrated modeling
 
04:30 pm Workshop Wrap Up  
05:00 pm Workshop Adjourns  
Friday, May 25
  Optional NIF Tour on Friday morning.  

 

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