16th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop


12-13 December 2006
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.



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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

INTRODUCTION  
8:00-8:30
(30)
Hospitality All
8:30-8:45
(15)
Welcome by PPPL Robert J. Goldston, Director of PPPL
8:45-9:00
(15)
Introduction (ppt) J. Sethian (NRL)
LASERS  
9:00 - 9:25
(20 + 5)
Mercury (DPSSL) Laser Development (ppt) A. Bayramian (LLNL)
9:25 - 9:50
(20 + 5)
Electra (KrF) Laser Development (ppt) M. Wolford (NRL)
POSTER BREAK  
9:50 - 10:15
(25)
Posters will be up for the entire meeting
Refreshments will be served
 
TARGET and CHAMBER PHYSICS  
10:15 - 10:40
(20 + 5)
NRL Target Physics(pdf) D. Colombant (NRL)
10:40 - 11:00
(15 + 5)
Effects of Long Mean-Free-Path Ions on Shock Breakout (ppt) G. Moses
J. Santarius (Wisc)
11:00 - 11:25
(20 + 5)
Computational Modeling of Magnetic Intervention (ppt) (pdf) D. Rose (Voss Sci)
11:25 - 11:45
(15 + 5)
Gas protected Chamber walls revisited...How much gas do we need to fully stop the He ions (ppt) G. Moses (Wisc)
11:45 - 11:50
(5)
Target and Chamber Physics Discussions All
Group Photo  
11:55-12:00
(5)
Smile (jpg) All
LUNCH (PPPL Cafeteria)  
12:00 - 1:00
(60)
Lunch All
HYDROGEN ENERGY  
1:00 - 1:30
(20 + 10)
The feasibility of using Laser IFE to produce hydrogen for industrial and vehicle needs (ppt) M. Gorensek (SRNL)
TARGET FABRICATION  
1:30 - 1:55
(20 + 5)
Target Fabrication Progress (ppt) Jared Hund (GA)
1:55 - 2:15
(15 + 5)
An Alternative Layering Method with advantages for IFE (ppt) N. Alexander (GA)
2:15 - 2:35
(15 + 5)
Update on target warm-up and DT strength experiments (ppt) J. Sheliak (GA/LANL)
2:35 - 2:45
(10)
Target Fabrication Discussions All
POSTER BREAK-II  
9:50 - 10:15
(25)
Posters will be up for the entire meeting
Refreshments will be served
 
TARGET INJECTION and ENGAGEMENT  
3:10 - 3:30
(15 + 5)
Update on Target Injection/Positioning (ppt) R. Petzoldt (GA)
3:30 - 3:55
(20 + 5)
Progress in Target Tracking Demonstrations (ppt) L. Carlson (UCSD)
3:55 - 4:10
(10 + 5)
The next step in target injection/engagement - demonstrating the EM slingshot (ppt) G. Flint (GA)
4:10 - 4:20
(10)
Target Injection and Engagement Discussions All
FINAL OPTICS  
4:20 - 4:40
(15 +5)
GIMM experimental setup and tests at prototypical pulse length (ppt) J. Pulsifer and M. Tillack (UCSD)
4:40 - 5:05
(20 + 5)
Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the Final Optics System with GIMMs (pdf) M. Sawan (Wisc)
5:05 - 5:10
(5)
Final optics discussion All
TRITIUM  
5:10 - 5:30
(15 +5)
IFE Power Reactor Plasma Exhaust Fuel Recovery System (ppt) S. Langish and C. Gentile (PPPL)
Tour of NSTX and PPPL Facilities  
5:30 - 6:30
(60)
All are welcome Optional
Dinner  
6:45 - ??? Charlie Brown's at The Palmer Inn US Route 1 South and Emmons Dr, Princeton Optional

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

INTRODUCTION  
8:00 - 8:30
(30)
Hospitality All
CHAMBERS- blankets, neutronics, materials  
8:30 - 8:55
(20 + 5)
Ion dump and chamber/blanket issues for magnetic intervention case R. Raffray (UCSD)
8:55 - 9:20
(20 + 5)
A FLIBE Blanket Design for Magnetic Intervention (ppt) G. Sviatoslavsky (Wisc)
9:20 - 9:45
(20 + 5)
Nuclear Assessment of a FLIBE/SiC Blanket with Magnetic Intervention (pdf) M. Sawan (Wisc)
9:45 - 10:00
(10 + 5)
Mobile tile chamber concept (ppt) L. Snead
10:00 - 10:10
(10)
Chambers Discussion All
POSTER BREAK-III  
10:10 - 10:40
(30)
Posters will be up for the entire meeting
Refreshments will be served
 
FIRST WALL ARMOR and MATERIALS (Experiments)  
10:40 - 11:05
(20 + 5)
Melt Campaign Results and Update on Tungsten/Graphite Exposure (ppt) T. Renk (SNL)
11:05 - 11:25
(15 + 5)
Preliminary Results of Helium Ion Irradiation of Carbon Velvet at High Temperature (ppt) S. Zenobia (Wisc)
11:25 - 11:45
(15 + 5)
Armor Bond and diagnostics (ppt) L. Snead
11:45 - 11:55
(10)
Discussion All
LUNCH (PPPL Cafeteria)  
11:55 - 1:00
(65)
Lunch All
FIRST WALL ARMOR and MATERIALS (Modeling)  
1:00 - 1:25
(20 + 5)
Unified HEROS Code for Heat and Ion Implantation Profile Calculations under IFE Conditions (ppt) Extra Files: (TBD) Qiyang Hu (UCLA)
1:25 - 1:45
(15 + 5)
Comparison of HIP and VPS Tungsten Coating Behavior using Laser Spallation (ppt) Jaafar El-Awady (UCLA)
WRAP UP  
1:45 - 2:00
(15)
Wrap up
Next meeting date and location (ppt)
J. Sethian (NRL)

 

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