Program
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08:00 - 08:40
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Registration |
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08:40 - 09:00
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Welcome - Paul-Edouard Masson-Laborde |
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09:00 - 10:20
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Laser-Plasma Interaction |
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09:00 - 09:20 |
› Mitigation of laser-plasma instabilities for inertial fusion energy target designs - Wolfgang THEOBALD, Focused Energy & University of Rochester (US) |
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09:20 - 09:40 |
› Investigation of laser plasma instabilities driven by 527 nm laser pulses for direct drive inertial confinement fusion - Şêro ZÄHTER, Focused Energy (DE) |
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09:40 - 10:00 |
› Investigation of Laser-Plasma Instabilities at the PALS facility using large-scale 2D PIC simulations - Ben GOSLING, University of Warwick (GB) |
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10:00 - 10:20 |
› Particle-in-cell simulations of laser-plasma instabilities in shock-ignition systems - Stuart MORRIS, University of Warwick (GB) |
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10:20 - 10:50
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Coffee break |
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10:50 - 12:10
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Laser-Plasma Interaction |
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10:50 - 11:10 |
› Dynamics of nanosecond laser pulses propagation and cross-talk in a magnetized underdense plasma - Weipeng YAO, LULI & LERMA (FR) |
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11:10 - 11:30 |
› Bow shock formation in a plasma flowing across ICF scale randomized laser beams - Wojciech ROZMUS, University of Alberta (CA) |
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11:30 - 11:50 |
› Theory, simulations, and 1D modeling of hydrodynamic shocks in a plasma flowing across randomized ICF scale laser beams - Stefan HÜLLER Centre de Physique Théorique (FR) |
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11:50 - 12:10 |
› 3D modeling of cross beam energy transfer between spatially smoothed laser beams - Yann LALAIRE, CEA/DIF (FR) |
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12:10 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:20
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Laser-Plasma Interaction |
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14:00 - 14:20 |
› Transmission of broadband laser radiation through low density homogeneous plasma - David BLACKMAN, ELI Beamlines (CZ) |
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14:20 - 14:40 |
› Analytical modeling of the spray amplification of a smoothed laser beam - Charles RUYER, CEA/DIF (FR) |
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14:40 - 15:00 |
› Investigation of Cross-Beam Energy Transfer in Direct-Drive Implosions with Varying Beam-to-Target Width Ratio - Philip MOLONEY, Imperial College London (GB) |
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15:00 - 15:20 |
› Recent results from experimental LPI studies approaching shock ignition conditions - Emma HUME, INO-CNR / ILIL (IT) |
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15:20 - 15:50
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Coffee break |
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15:50 - 16:50
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Laser-Plasma Interaction |
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15:50 - 16:10 |
› The sub-MeV Bremsstrahlung Cannon (sMBC), a novel hard X-ray spectrometer for hot electron characterisation - Matthew KHAN, University of York (GB) |
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16:10 - 16:30 |
› Experimental investigation on plasma scale-length dependence of laser-plasma interactions and hot electron generation for shock ignition scheme - Chiharu NAKATSUJI, Osaka University / ILE (JP) |
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16:30 - 16:50 |
› Preliminary observation of stimulated Raman side-scattering dependence on laser and plasma parameters in Direct-Drive experiments - Kevin GLIZE, STFC/RAL (GB) |
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16:50 - 17:30
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Discussion |
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Event |
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08:00 - 08:40
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Registration |
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08:40 - 09:00
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Welcome - Sébastien Le Pape |
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09:00 - 09:40
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Keynote: The study of laser plasma interaction on broadband Kunwu Laser Facility - Peipei WANG, SIOM (CN) |
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09:40 - 10:30
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Alternative ICF schemes & IFE concepts |
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09:40 - 10:05 |
› Efficient, high peak-power, short pulse lasers: a universal platform for fusion applications - Georg KORN, Marvel Fusion (DE) |
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10:05 - 10:30 |
› Ignition of low to medium-Z fuels and high gain - Hartmut RUHL, Marvel Fusion & LMU (DE) |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:15
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Alternative ICF schemes & IFE concepts |
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11:00 - 11:25 |
› Initial target design for a Fusion Pilot Plant - Stefano ATZENI, Focused Energy (DE) |
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11:25 - 11:50 |
› The Shock-Augmented Ignition Approach to Laser Inertial Fusion - Robbie SCOTT, STFC/RAL (GB) |
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11:50 - 12:15 |
› Isochoric compression design studies for Proton Fast Ignition - Matthias BRÖNNER Focused Energy & TU Darmstadt (DE) |
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12:15 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:40
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Hydrodynamics, transport & particle acceleration |
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14:00 - 14:25 |
› A novel GPU based 3D raytracing algorithm for DUED code - Lorenzo SAVINO, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" (IT) |
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14:25 - 14:50 |
› Development of an Ion Stopping Power platform at low projectile-to-thermal velocity ratio - Warren GARBETT, AWE Aldermaston (GB) |
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14:50 - 15:15 |
› Proton beam transport and focusing in warm dense matter - Sophia MALKO, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (US) |
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15:15 - 15:40 |
› Efficient Proton Acceleration via double pulse laser approach - Luca VOLPE, USAL (ES) |
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15:40 - 16:10
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Coffee break |
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16:10 - 17:25
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Alternative ICF schemes & IFE concepts |
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16:10 - 16:35 |
› A new sub-scale implosion facility for direct-drive IFE - Pravesh PATEL, Focused Energy (US) |
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16:35 - 17:00 |
› Fast ignition of imploded fusion targets by laser-driven protons - Javier HONRUBIA, Focused Energy & Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (ES) |
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17:00 - 17:25 |
› Two-Dimensional Simulations of Proton Fast Ignition Cone-in-Shell Targets - Alfonso MATEO, Focused Energy & Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ES) |
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17:25 - 18:05
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Discussion |
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19:00 - 22:30
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Conference dinner (Les Belles Plantes - 47 rue Cuvier, Paris V) |
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09:00 - 09:40
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Keynote: Persistent hot-spot mix in cryogenic direct drive fusion experiments - Rahul SHAH, U. Rochester / LLE (US) |
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09:40 - 10:30
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Direct Drive ICF |
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09:40 - 10:05 |
› Modeling Target Defects in Direct-Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion - Timothy COLLINS, University of Rochester (US) |
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10:05 - 10:30 |
› Hot spot characterization in direct-drive implosions at OMEGA - Witold CAYZAC, CEA/DIF (FR) |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:15
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Direct Drive ICF |
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11:00 - 11:25 |
› The High-Performance Direct-Drive DT-layered Implosion Campaign on the OMEGA laser - Riccardo BETTI, LLE (US) |
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11:25 - 11:50 |
› Direct drive campaign of initial confined fusion at the National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics - Jianqiang ZHU, SIOM (CN) |
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11:50 - 12:15 |
› Optimization of laser pulses for direct-drive implosions via machine learning - HuanYu SONG, Shanghai Jiao Tong U. (CN) |
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12:15 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:15
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Indirect Drive ICF - LPI |
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14:00 - 14:25 |
› Overview of LMJ-PETAL experimental capabilities & guidelines for 2027-2029 call of proposals - Alexis CASNER, CEA/DAN |
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14:25 - 14:50 |
› First inertial confinement fusion implosions using low gas-filled hohlraums on the Laser Mega Joule facility - Marion LAFON, CEA/DIF |
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14:50 - 15:15 |
› Influence of Collisional Effects on Stimulated Brillouin Backscattering - Rémi CAPDESSUS, CEA/DIF |
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15:15 - 15:45
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Coffee break |
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15:45 - 17:00
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Direct Drive ICF |
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15:45 - 16:10 |
› Optimization of Polar Direct Drive for Mega-Joule Laser Facilities - Duncan BARLOW, CELIA (FR) |
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16:10 - 16:35 |
› Simulation of polar direct drive wetted-foam capsule physics - Mark SCHMITT, Los Alamos National Laboratory (US) |
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16:35 - 17:00 |
› Tuning the N+1 Shock to Increase Yield - Calum FREEMAN, University of York & STFC/RAL (GB) |
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17:00 - 17:40
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Discussion |
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| Time |
Event |
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09:00 - 09:40
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Keynote: Foams for Inertial Confinement Fusion - Mattia CIPRIANI, ENEA Frascati (IT) |
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09:40 - 10:55
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Hydrodynamics & transport |
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09:40 - 10:05 |
› Investigation of ion temperature in low-density foams - Lubomír HUDEC, České Vysoké Učení Technické (CZ) |
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10:05 - 10:30 |
› Laser-induced shock waves in overcritical foams - Antoine GINTRAND, ELI Beamlines (CZ) |
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10:30 - 10:55 |
› Magnetic Cavitation Driven by Heat Flow in a Plasma - Christopher ARRAN, University of York (GB) |
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10:55 - 11:25
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Coffee break |
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11:25 - 12:15
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Hydrodynamics & transport |
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11:25 - 11:50 |
› Short-time scaling of the laser-driven ablation front with 1D kinetic simulations - Corentin VEAUVY, CEA/DIF (FR) |
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11:50 - 12:15 |
› Time resolved x-ray imaging of hot electron retention and refluxing in Cu targets irradiated at shock ignition relevant laser intensities - Oldrich RENNER, Institute of Plasma Physics CAS & ELI Beamlines (CZ) |
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12:15 - 12:55
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Discussion |
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12:55 - 13:10
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Concluding remarks - Sébastien Le Pape |
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