Topics

  • Inertial Fusion Science
    • Laser-plasma interactions
    • Fundamental properties (atomic physics, EoS, transport coefficients, etc.)
    • Hohlraum energetics
    • Hydrodynamics (incl. hydro. instabilities, heat and radiation transport, etc.)
    • Burning plasma physics
    • Target design
    • Alternative laser-driven approaches (shock ignition, fast ignition, shock-augmented ignition, etc.)
    • Z-pinch physics
  • Technologies
    • Drivers (pulsed power machines, lasers, heavy ion beams)
    • Targets (fabrication, injection, tracking, survival)
    • Diagnostics
    • Inertial fusion energy reactors
  • High Energy Density Science
    • Particle sources (generation and applications)
    • Radiation sources (generation and applications)
    • Laboratory astrophysics
    • Other topics (plasma photonics, plasma nuclear science, etc.)