FPN11-34
U. Rochester Omega Laser Operations
July 5, 2011
The Omega Laser Facility at the University of Rochester conducted 159
target shots in April (140 on the OMEGA laser and 19 on OMEGA EP). The
average experimental effectiveness was 97.5% (97.9% for OMEGA and 94.7%
for OMEGA EP). Seventy-six target shots were taken for the National
Ignition Campaign (NIC) program by experimental teams led by scientists
from LANL, LLNL, and LLE. Forty-nine target shots were conducted for the
High Energy Density (HED) physics program and led by scientists from
LANL and LLNL. The National Laser Users Facility (NLUF) program
accounted for 24 target shots for the two experimental teams led by the
University of Michigan and the University of Nevada, Reno. Ten other
target shots were taken for Laboratory Basic Science (LBS) experiments
led by scientists from the U. Rochester.
A record 40 proposals were submitted in response to this year's
solicitation for (LBS) proposals for experiments to be conducted at the
Omega Facility in FY12. The LBS program is open to scientists from the
ICF laboratories (LLNL, LANL, SNL, and LLE) who wish to conduct basic
high energy density science experiments at the facility. Up to 15% of
the facility time is available for this program. This year’s submissions
represent a 74% increase over those submitted in FY11. A total of 87.5
shot days at the Omega Facility was requested—over three times the shot
days available for this program (27 days). A committee comprised of
experts in high-energy-density physics from academia and national
laboratories reviewed and ranked the proposals.
For further information contact John Soures: jsou@lle.rochester.edu