Research Area 4 – Focus Area 2: Direct Laser Impulse

Goal: understand and optimize the ability of high-power lasers to simulate X-ray blow-off and thermo-mechanical shock.

Long-term Strategy: Develop high-fidelity physics models validated by the state-of-the-art experiments and their applications to predict and possibly mitigate X-ray induced blow-off, shock, and plasma generation.

 

Focus Area 2: Coordinator and PIs

Farhat Beg

Research Area 4 Lead, RA4–FA2 Coordinator

Javier Garay

Principal Investigator, RA4–FA2

Sivanandan Harilal

Principal Investigator, RA3–FA1 and RA4–FA2

Harry Radousky

Principal Investigator, RA3–FA1 and RA4–FA2

Sean Regan

Principal Investigator, RA4–FA2

Rick Speilman

Principal Investigator, RA4–FA2

Cliff Thomas

Principal Investigator, RA4–FA2