Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
NIF User Group Meeting 2012
AGENDA
updated 02/10/2012
FEBRUARY 12 -15, 2012
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CA
| Sunday, February 12 |
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| 3:00 pm | Registration Begins | Hilton Garden Inn, Livermore |
| 5:00 - 8:00 pm | Reception /Check-in | |
| Monday, February 13 |
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| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast Registration Continues |
LLNL B543 Atrium |
| Opening Session - Session Chair: C. Keane (LLNL) | ||
| 8:30 am | Welcome:
J. Wark
(Interim Chair - NIF User Group) LLNL, NNSA and DOE Office of Science |
B543 Auditorium |
| 9:20 am | “NIF Science,” J. Sarrao (LANL) | |
| 10:00 am | NIF and JLF Tours | B581, B174 |
12:00 pm |
Group Photo / Lunch |
B543 Atrium |
| NIF Experiments and Related Research I Complementary Facilities I Session Chair: J. Wark (University of Oxford) |
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| 1:00 pm | “Supernova Hydrodynamics: The effect of radiative shock on hydrodynamics instabilities,” C. Kuranz (University of Michigan) | |
| 1:30 pm | “Compression of diamond at NIF,” T. Duffy (Princeton University) | |
| 2:00 pm | "Probing highly compressed degenerate matter and matter at extreme Gbar pressures at NIF," A. Kritcher (LLNL) | |
| 2:30 pm | “OMEGA Laser User Group Perspective,” R. Petrasso (MIT) | |
3:00 pm |
Break |
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| NIF Experiments and Related Research II Session Chair: H. Hermann (LANL) |
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| 3:30 pm | "Towards Collisionless shock experiments, generation of astrophysical magnetic fields and particle acceleration on the National Ignition Facility," G. Gregori (University of Oxford) | B543 Auditorium |
| 4:00 pm | "Supernova shock physics and mixing studies on NIF," T. Plewa (Florida State University) |
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| 4:30 pm | "Highly nonlinear ablative Rayleigh Taylor instability experiments on NIF," A. Casner (CEA) | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn to Banquet | |
| 5:30 pm | Banquet | Casa Real, Pleasanton |
| Tuesday, February 14 |
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| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast Registration Continues |
B543 Atrium |
| 8:00 am | Opening Remarks J. Wark (University of Oxford) W. Goldstein (LLNL) PLS Associate Director |
B543 Auditorium |
| NIF Capability Overview Complementary Facilities II Session Chair: H. Park (LLNL) |
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| 8:15 am | “Science on Jupiter Laser Facility,” R. Cauble (LLNL) | B543 Auditorium |
| 8:45 am | “NIF laser capabilities,” C. Haynam (LLNL) | |
| 9:15 am | “Target fabrication capabilities," A. Hamza (LLNL) | |
| 9:45 am | “NIF experimental platforms,” W. Hsing (LLNL) | |
| 10:15 am | “NIF diagnostics,” J. Kilkenny (GA) | |
| 10:45 am | Discussion of User Needs Moderator: J. Wark (University of Oxford) |
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11:30 am |
Lunch |
B543 Atrium |
| Enabling Capabilities and Future Directions Session Chair: A. Casner (CEA) |
B543 Auditorium | |
| 12:30 pm | "The FLASH Code," D. Lamb (Univ. of Chicago) | |
| 1:00pm | "The CRASH Code," K. Powell (Univ. of Michigan) | |
| 1:30 pm | “NIF Ignition Campaign,” S. Glenzer (LLNL) | |
| 2:30 pm | "Potential NIF Experiments relevant to LIFE," M. Dunne (LLNL) | |
3:00 pm |
Break and poster setup |
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| 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session | B543 Atrium |
| Wednesday, February 15 |
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| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast Registration Continues |
B543 Atrium |
| 8:00 am | Opening Remarks J. Wark (University of Oxford) T. Diaz de la Rubia (LLNL) Deputy Director for Science and Technology |
B543 Auditorium |
| NIF Experiments and Related Research III Session Chair: M. Wei (GA) |
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| 8:15 am | "Low-energy neutrons and the prospects for nucleosynthesis cross-section measurements using NIF," L. Bernstein (LLNL) |
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| 8:30 am | "NIF science experiments on relativistic electron-positron plasma creation,” H. Chen (LLNL) | |
| 9:00 am | “X-ray diffraction on NIF,” J. Eggert (LLNL) | |
| 9:30 am | "Using NIF to explore properties of Hydrogen at TPa pressures," R. Jeanloz (UC Berkeley)/P. Celliers (LLNL) | |
10:00 am |
Break |
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| 10:30 am | User panel discussion Moderators: J. Wark (University of Oxford), P. Drake (University of Michigan) |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
B543 Atrium |
| 1:30 pm | Wrap-up/Action Items | |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn | |
