MEC User Workshop on High-Power Lasers
The following program is preliminary and still subject to change.
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TUESDAY, October 1, 2013
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Speaker
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Program
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Location
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| 10:30 - 12:00 | Tour LCLS |
LCLS
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| 11:00 - 13:00 | Registration and vendor exhibition (lunch included) |
Tent
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| 13:00 - 15:00 | Part I (joint with LCLS User workshop): New Directions for High-Energy Density Physics at the Matter in Extreme Conditions Instrument |
Kavli Auditorium
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| P. Heimann presiding |
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| 13:00 | S. H. Glenzer | Welcome |
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| 13:10 | H. J. Lee | Exploring the matter of extremes with the MEC instrument |
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| 13:40 | Arianna Gleason | Phase transitions in SiO2 at high pressure |
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| 14:10 | Luke Fletcher | New developments in x-ray Thomson scattering |
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| 14:40 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
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| 15:00 - 16:50 | Part I Continued): New Directions for High-Energy Density Physics at the Matter in Extreme Conditions Instrument |
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| S. H. Glenzer presiding |
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| 15:00 | Bob Nagler | Phase-contrast imaging of shocks |
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| 15:20 | Giulio Monaco | Pushing the boundaries: resolving ion acoustic waves in warm dense matter |
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| 15:40 | Alessandra Ravasio | XANES technique for warm dense matter investigation |
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| 16:10 | Sam Vinko | Continuum lowering investigations in strongly-coupled plasmas |
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| 16:30 - 16:45 | Coffee break |
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| Featured evening presentation |
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| S.H. Glenzer presiding | |||
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G. Mourou | High power Lasers - new developments |
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| 17:30 - 19:15 | Poster Session and vendor exhibition |
Tent
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| 17:30 - 19:15 | Reception and vendor exhibition |
Tent
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| 19:30 - 21:00 | Dinner |
Quadrus
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WEDNESDAY, October 2, 2013
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| 7:30 - 8:00 | Coffee |
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| 8:00 - 10:00 | Part II: Frontiers of High-Power Laser-Matter Interactions |
Kavli Auditorium
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| R. Falcone presiding |
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| 8:00 | C.-C. Kao | Welcome |
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| 8:10 | A. Satsangi | DOE Perspective |
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| 8:20 | U. Bergmann | LCLS Perspective | |
| 8:30 | T. Ditmire | Progress in high-power Laser-Matter interaction |
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| 9:00 | K. Krushelnik | HEDLP with high-power Lasers |
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| 9:30 - 9:50 | B.M. Hegelich | Progress in Laser Ion Acceleration and Implications for the MEC End Station | |
| 9:50 - 10:20 | Coffee break and vendor exhibition |
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| 10:20 - 11:50 | Part III: High-Power Laser Science and Technology |
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| W. White presiding |
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| 10:20 | T. Tajima | Overview of High Field Science |
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| 10:50 | G. Korn | ELI science and technology with ultra-intense lasers |
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| 11:20 | C. Haefner | Scaling ultrafast Petawatt lasers to high repetition rates |
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| 11:50 - 12:00 | Group Photo | Steps between Kavli and ROB | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch and vendor exhibition |
Tent
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| 13:00 - 14:45 | Part II (continued): Frontiers of High-Power Laser-Matter Interactions |
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| S. Hau-Riege presiding |
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| 13:00 | E. Moses | Progess in Inertial Confinement Fusion experiments on the NIF |
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| 13:45 | D. Froula | Direct-Drive Fusion and High-Energy-Density Research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics |
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| 14:15 | M. Roth | High Energy Short Pulse Lasers at large scale facilities - Projects in Germany and physics opportunities |
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| 14:45 - 15:45 | Part IV New directions |
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| R. Noble presiding |
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| 14:45 | P. Chen | Laboratory Astrophysics |
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| 15:15 | J. Wark | LCLS Studies of Fundamental Physics of Shocks in Solids |
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| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee break and vendor exhibition |
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| 16:15 - 19:00 | Part V MEC capabilities and priorities |
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| S. H. Glenzer presiding |
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| 16:15 | W. Goldstein | Opportunities for young researchers in HED science | |
| 16:30 | P. Heimann | MEC capabilities, schedule and operations |
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| 16:45 | All | Discussions |
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| P. Heimann | Access to MEC's 200 TW laser |
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| A. Thomas | Future diagnostics, detectors, optics capabilities needs |
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| Mingsheng Wei | Target plan and priorities |
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| R.P. Drake | Radiation-hydrodynamic design and platform development |
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| S. Hau-Reige | Theory and Simulations needs |
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| W. White | Future laser capabilities |
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| 18:40 | R. Falcone | Conclusions |
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| 18:50 | Closing Reception | Tent | |