15th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop


8-9 August 2006
General Atomics
San Diego, CA, U.S.A.



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Tuesday, August 8, 2006

INTRODUCTION  
8:00-8:30
(30)
Hospitality All
8:30-8:45
(15)
Welcome by General Atomics E. Michael Campbell
8:45-9:05
(20)
Introduction (ppt) J. Sethian (NRL)
LASERS  
9:05 - 9:30
(20 + 5)
Electra (KrF) Laser Development (ppt) Multi Media: (zip) M. Wolford (NRL)
9:30 - 9:55
(20 + 5)
Mercury (DPSSL) Laser Development (ppt) A. Bayramian (LLNL)
BREAK  
9:55 - 10:10
(15)
   
TARGET PHYSICS  
10:10 - 10:35
(20 + 5)
NRL Target Physics Experiments (pdf) J. Weaver (NRL)
10:35 - 11:00
(20 + 5)
HAPL target physics (ppt) J. Perkins (LLNL)
11:00 - 11:20
(15 + 5)
UW First-Wall Threat Spectra Calculations (ppt) (pdf) G. Moses
J. Santarius (Wisc)
11:20 - 11:30
(10)
Target Physics Discussions All
POWER PLANT ECONOMICS  
10:35 - 10:50
(20 + 5)
Systems modeling update, including Magnetic Intervention (ppt) (pdf) W. Meier (LLNL)
Group Photo  
11:55-12:00
(5)
Like smile, dude All
LUNCH (ROOM 7/215)  
12:00 - 1:00
(60)
Lunch (hosted by General Atomics) All
FIRST WALL ARMOR: GENERAL  
1:00 - 1:30
(25 + 5)
HAPL Material Working Group Activities, ONRL: (ppt) PPPL: (pdf) L. Snead
FIRST WALL ARMOR: THERMOMECHANICS  
1:30 - 1:50
(15 + 5)
RHEPP (IONS) Effect of wall melt (ppt) T. Renk (SNL)
1:50 - 2:10
(15 + 5)
Dragonfile (Laser) (ppt) F. Najmabadi (UCSD)
2:10 - 2:15
(5)
Discussion All
FIRST WALL ARMOR: HELIUM RETENTION  
2:15 - 2:35
(15 + 5)
Effect of High Temperature Helium Ion implantation on the Surface Morphology of SiC Composites (ppt) Multi Media: (zip) S. Zenobia
R. Radel
J. Kulcinski (Wisc)
2:35 - 2:55
(15 + 5)
UNC He Implantation and Desorption Results (ppt) N. Parikh (UNC)
G. Downing (NIST)
2:55 - 3:00
(5)
Discussion of He Retention All
POSTER BREAK  
3:00 - 3:40
(40)
Posters will be up for one time only!!! All
FIRST WALL ARMOR: MODELING  
3:40 - 4:05
(20 + 5)
Ion Implantation and Temperature Modeling (ppt) Multi Media: (zip) Qiyang Hu (UCLA)
4:05 - 4:30
(20 + 5)
1) Simulation of IEC Surface Pores
2) Tungsten Steel bond Strength (ppt) Multi Media: (zip)
S. Sharafat (UCLA)
4:30 - 4:50
(15 + 5)
Temperature response of armor materials with chamber gas + ion diversion via cusp fields. (ppt) T. Heltemes (Wisconsin)
OPEN DISCUSSION ON ADVANCED FW ARMOR CONCEPTS  
4:50 - 5:30
(40)
Examples:
Engineered walls
Moving solid
Momentary Liquid Walls (MLW)
Prepared talks encouraged, 2-3 VG max, please!! (ppt)
R. Raffray, Moderator
  Adbel-Khalik (ppt)
Igor (ppt)
Knowles (pdf)
Sharafat (ppt)
Snead (ppt)
 
Tour & Dinner of Scripps Birch Aquarium ...Hosts General Atomics and UCSD  
6:00 Scripps Birch Aquarium Opens Hosted Bar, Side Discussions (your "GA/HAPL Badge" admits you)  
7:00 Dinner Aquarium Patio  

Wednesday, August 9, 2006

HOSPITALITY  
8:00 - 8:30
(30)
Hospitality All
FINAL OPTICS  
8:30 - 8:50
(15 +5)
GIMM issues...
1) robustness vs efficiency
2) electro-plate vs evaporative coatings
3) latest high precision results, and more (ppt)
M. Tillack (UCSD)
8:50 - 9:15
(20 + 5)
A comparison of optical trains based on a GIMM or a Dielectric Mirror final optic(ppt) M. McGeoch (PLEX)
9:15 - 9:40
(20 + 5)
Nuclear Assessment for Final Optics of HAPL (ppt) M. Sawan (Wisc)
9:40 - 9:55
(15)
Optical lifetime testing and evaluation (pdf) Zhi Liao (LLNL)
9:55 - 10:10
(5)
Discussion on Optical Lifetime testing and evaluation (ppt) A. Bayramian
BREAK  
10:10 - 10:25
(15)
   
CHAMBERS- blankets, neutronics, materials  
10:25 - 10:50
(20 + 5)
Ion dump issues for Magnetic Intervention (ppt) (pdf) R. Raffray (UCSD)
10:50 - 11:15
(20 + 5)
Neutronics study of blanket options for the Magnetic Intervention case (ppt) M. Sawan (Wisc)
11:15 - 11:40
(20 + 5)
Design, fabrication and maintenance considerations of blanket options for Magnetic Intervention (ppt) G. Sviatoslavsky (Wisc)
11:40 - 12:05
(20 + 5)
Materials Compatibility Studies for all Dry-wall IFE Blanket Systems (ppt) P. Sharpe (INEL)
P. Calderoni (INEL)
12:05 - 12:10
(5)
Chambers Discussion All
LUNCH (ROOM 7/215)  
12:10 - 1:10
(60)
Lunch (hosted by General Atomics) All
TRITIUM  
1:10 - 1:30
(15 + 5)
Target Chamber Tritium Recovery, Reprocessing, Purification (ppt) Multi Media: (zip) C. Gentile (PPPL)
TARGET FABRICATION  
1:30 - 1:40
(10)
Overview of target fabrication, injection, and engagement: progress and challenges (ppt) D. Goodin (GA)
1:40 - 2:05
(20 + 5)
Progress in Target Fabrication Development (ppt) Jared Hund (GA)
2:05 - 2:30
(20 + 5)
Progress Towards Mass-Production Target Layering (ppt) Multi Media: (zip) N. Alexander (GA)
2:30 - 2:50
(15 + 5)
Update on Solid DT Studies (ppt) J. Hoffer and D. Geller (LANL)
2:50 - 3:15
(20 + 5)
Cryogenic Target Experiences on Omega (pdf) Multi Media: (zip) D. Harding (LLE)
3:15 - 3:25
(10)
Target Fabrication Discussions All
TARGET INJECTION and ENGAGEMENT  
3:25 - 3:40
(10 + 5)
Update on Target Injection (ppt) R. Petzoldt (GA)
3:45 - 4:05
(20 + 5)
Progress in Target Tracking Demonstrations (ppt) L. Carlson (UCSD)
4:05 - 4:15
(10)
Target Injection/Engagement Discussions All
WRAP UP  
4:15 - 4:25
(10)
Wrap up
Next meeting date and location
J. Sethian (NRL)

 

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