ICF: Hydrodynamics

Presentations

• A hydrodynamic stability study of igniting direct-drive ICF targets at hundreds of kJs of laser energy

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 9:42 AM

  Publication: Design options for achieving burning plasma and gain for next-generation laser direct drive facilities - Intended for publication in Physics of Plasmas

  Presenters

  • William Thomas Trickey

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester

  Authors

  • William Thomas Trickey

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester

  • Duc M Cao

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Timothy J Collins

    University of Rochester

  • Valeri N Goncharov

    University of Rochester

  • Rahul C Shah

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Alexander Shvydky

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • John A Marozas

    University of Rochester

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• Observation of mitigated surface feature growth in laser direct drive

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 9:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Rahul C Shah

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Rahul C Shah

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Timothy J Collins

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Igor V Igumenshchev

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Dhrumir Patel

    University of Rochester

  • Mark J Bonino

    University or Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Sarah M Fess

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • David R Harding

    University or Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Dayna Wasilewski

    University or Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Dustin H Froula

    University of Rochester

  • David P Turnbull

    University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Valeri N Goncharov

    University of Rochester

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• Studies of Shock-Front Non-Uniformities in Wetted Foams with the OMEGA High-Resolution Velocimeter (OHRV)

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Audrey DeVault

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Audrey DeVault

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Marius Millot

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Maria Gatu Johnson

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  • Suzanne J Ali

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Peter M Celliers

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ryan C Nora

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jose Luis Milovich

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Steve A MacLaren

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Xiaoxing Xia

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Johan A Frenje

    MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Simulations of shocks in wetted foams irradiated by intense lasers using FLASH code

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:06 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Andrey A Solodov

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  Authors

  • Andrey A Solodov

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Timothy J Collins

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Alexander Shvydky

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Rahul C Shah

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Igor V Igumenshchev

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Adrien Pineau

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • William Thomas Trickey

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester

  • Duc M Cao

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Pericles Silouanos Farmakis

    University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (UR/LLE), Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Petros Tzeferacos

    University of Rochester

  • Valeri N Goncharov

    University of Rochester

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• Evaluation of density modulations induced by foam structures relevant to inertial confinement fusion applications

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:18 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Adrien Pineau

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  Authors

  • Adrien Pineau

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Arnaud Colaitis

    University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Timothy J Collins

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Jonathan L Peebles

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester

  • Andrey A Solodov

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Igor V Igumenshchev

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Sarah M Fess

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  • Luke A Ceurvorst

    University of Rochester

  • Dustin H Froula

    University of Rochester

  • Valeri N Goncharov

    University of Rochester

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• Progress Towards Mass Production of Wetted Foam Capsules for Inertial Fusion Energy

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Neil Alexander

    General Atomics

  Authors

  • Neil Alexander

    General Atomics

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• X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging Sequence of Void Collapse Driven by Laser Shock Compression

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Daniel Steven Hodge

    Brigham Young University (BYU)

  Authors

  • Daniel Steven Hodge

    Brigham Young University (BYU)

  • Andrew Leong

    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Kelin Kurzer-Ogul

    University of Rochester

  • Silvia Pandolfi

    Sorbonne Universite

  • David S Montgomery

    Xcimer Energy Corporation, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Jessica K Shang

    University of Rochester

  • Hussein Aluie

    University of Rochester

  • Stefano Marchesini

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Yanwei Liu

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Anne Sakdinawat

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Eric C Galtier

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Bob Nagler

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Hae Ja Lee

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Eric F Cunningham

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Thomas Carver

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Cindy Bolme

    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Kyle J Ramos

    Los Alamos National Lab

  • Dimitri Khaghani

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Pawel Kozlowski

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Richard Lunt Sandberg

    Brigham Young University

  • Arianna E Gleason

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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• Growth of interfacial and vortex core instabilities from equatorial defects in a hydrodynamic double-shell ICF analogue

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:06 AM

  Presenters

  • William Joseph White

  Authors

  • William Joseph White

  • Michael J Wadas

    California Institute of Technology

  • Carolyn C Kuranz

    OCC

  • Eric Johnsen

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• Measurements of rarefaction wave dynamics driven by shock-release in conditions relevant to inertial confinement fusion

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:06 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Riccardo Betti

    University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Riccardo Betti

    University of Rochester

  • Aarne Lees

    University of Rochester

  • Daniel H Barnak

    University of Rochester

  • Alexander Shvydky

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Zaire Sprowal

    University of Rochester

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• Assessing the Effects of Viscosity and Surface Roughness on the Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in FLASH for Cylindrical Implosions

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:18 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Raymond Lau

    Stanford University

  Authors

  • Raymond Lau

    Stanford University

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

  • Jason Hamilton

    Pacific Fusion, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Ashwyn Sam

    Stanford University

  • Adam M Bedel

  • Chiatai Chen

    Pacific Fusion

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Garry Maskaly

    Pacific Fusion

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

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• Freeze out of the RMI instability in cylindrically converging geometries

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Publication: [1] K. O. Mikaelian. Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities in stratified fluids. Phys. Rev. A, 31:410419, 01 1985.<br>[2] J. Strucka et al. Passive Freeze-Out of the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability. Submitted to PRL, 07 2025.<br>[3] D.M. Sterbentz et al. Design optimization for Richtmyer–Meshkov instability suppression at shock-compressed material interfaces. Physics of Fluids, 34(8):082109, 08 2022.<br>[4] K. Molvig et al. Low fuel convergence path to direct-drive fusion ignition. Phys. Rev. Lett., 116:255003, 06 2016.<br>

  Presenters

  • Kassim King Mughal

    Imperial College London

  Authors

  • Kassim King Mughal

    Imperial College London

  • Jergus Strucka

    Imperial College London

  • Alexander Rack

    European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

  • Yifan Yao

    Imperial College London

  • Oleg Belozerov

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • Jeremy P Chittenden

    Imperial College London

  • Yakov E Krasik

    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  • Simon N Bland

    Blackett Lab

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• Quantifying Low-Mode Directional Coupling Effects on ICF Implosion Performance

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • K M Woo

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  Authors

  • K M Woo

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Kristen Churnetski

    University of Rochester

  • Luke A Ceurvorst

    University of Rochester

  • James P Knauer

    University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Christian Stoeckl

    University of Rochester

  • C.A. A Thomas

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Varchas Gopalaswamy

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Riccardo Betti

    University of Rochester

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• Studying non-Maxwellian ion velocity distributions in ICF-relevant conditions using Thomson scattering on a diagnostically-accessible OMEGA platform

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Bryan Chuanxin Foo

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Bryan Chuanxin Foo

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Graeme D Sutcliffe

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Benjamin Reichelt

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Timothy M Johnson

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Steven E Anderson

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • William T Taitano

    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Brett D Keenan

    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Peter V Heuer

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester

  • Johan A Frenje

    MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Maria Gatu Johnson

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

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