Sunday 14 September Monday 15 September Tuesday 16

Sunday 14 September
Monday 15 September
Tuesday 16 September
Wednesday 17 September
Thursday 18 September
Posters
Sunday 14 September 2014
15:00 Registration
17:20 Drinks reception
Monday 15 September 2014
08:00 Registration
Session 1: Status and overview
08:30 Welcome – P Norreys
08:40 (I) Progress in fast ignition at LLNL
P Patel, LLNL , USA
09:10 (I) Auxiliary heating of inertial confinement fusion targets
P Norreys, University of Oxford / STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
09:40 (I) Physical studies of fast ignition in China
H Cai, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics , China
10:10 (I) Title to be confirmed
H. Azechi, FIREX
10:40 (I) Orion Facility overview and status update
N Hopps, AWE plc, UK
11:10 Refreshment break
Session 2: Scaling and Gain
11:40 (I) Alternative ignition schemes: ignition conditions, scaling laws, gain curves
S Atzeni, Università di Roma "La Sapienza”, Italy
12:20 Hotspot ignition criterion of inertial confinement fusion
Z Dai, Institute of applied physics and computational mathematics, China
12:40 Hydrodynamics instability in strong magnetic field for fast ignition
H Nagatomo, Osaka University, Japan
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Tours of CLF and Orion
Tuesday 16 September 2014
08:00 Registration
Session 3: Fast electron generation
09:00 (I) Fast electron transport and spatial energy deposition in imploded fast ignition cone-in-shell
targets
F Beg, University of California San Diego, USA
09:40 The generation of a convergent fast-electron beam from laser-solid interactions
R Scott, Central Laser Facility, STFC, UK
10:00 Manipulation of fast electron generation through nanostructure target in context of fast ignition
Z Zhao, Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Laser Fusion Research Center,
China
10:20 Intense laser-plasma interaction by considering prepulse effects
S Wu, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, China
10:40 Refreshment break
Session 4: Fast electron transport simulation models
11:00 (I) Plasma wave heating of solid density plasma irradiated by relativistic laser pulses
M Sherlock, Imperial College London, UK
11:40 Progress on hybrid VFP-PIC simulations of fast-electron propagation through magnetized and nonlocal background plasma
R Kingham, Imperial College London, UK
12:00 TBA
12:20 A reduced model for relativistic electron beam transport in solids and dense plasmas - application
to Kα photons diagnostics
M Touati, CELIA, France
12:40 Lunch
Session 5: Experiments I
14:00 (I) Fast electron generation and transport in high intensity laser solid target interaction using fast
ignition relevant kilojoule 10-ps OMEGA EP laser
M Wei, General Atomics, USA
14:40 Characterization of electron propagation in preheated solid matter via coherent transition radiation
J Blakeney, University of Texas at Austin, USA
15:00 Measurements of filament formation from fast electron transport through an overdense gas target
N Dover, Imperial College London, UK
15:20 Refreshment break
15:20 Refreshment break
Session 6: Ion fast ignition
15:40 (I) What are the chances / prospects of a proton fast ignition experiment at NIF?
M Roth, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
16:20 Proton stopping power measurements in warm dense matter
S Chen, LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, France
16:40 Focusing and energy deposition of high intensity proton beams driven by kilojoule short pulse lasers
C McGuffey, University of California San Diego, USA
17:00 Solid Hydrogen target for laser driven proton acceleration
J-P Perin, CEA/INAC/SBT, France
17:20 Acceleration, focusing and energy deposition of high intensity proton beams in the kilojoule multipicosecond laser regime for fast ignition
B Qiao, University of California San Diego, USA
17:40 Close of session
18:00 Poster session and reception
Wednesday 17 September
08:00 Registration
Session 7: Hydrodynamics
09:00 (I) Hydrodynamics of Cone-in-Shell Implosions on OMEGA
A Solodov, University of Rochester, USA
09:40 Indirect-drive pre-compression of CH coated cone-in-shell target with guiding wire for fast ignition
W Zhou, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, China
10:00 A new metric of the low-mode asymmetry for ignition target designs
J Gu, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, China
10:20 Experimental demonstration of laser imprint reduction using underdense foams
B Delorme, CEA/CELIA, France
10:40 Refreshment break
Session 8: Experiments II
11:00 (I) The study of the fast electron generation for the 5 keV heating in the FIREX
Y Arikawa, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
11:40 Fast electron generation and transport in cone targets embedded into planar shocked material
X Vaisseau, CELIA, France
12:00 Core heating by counter irradiating fast ignition scheme
Y Mori, GPI, Japan
12:20 Investigations of time-resolved fast electron dynamics in laser-solid interactions
J Green, STFC, UK
12:40 Lunch
Session 9: Channeling for FI
14:00 (I) Efficient propagation of ultra-intense laser beam in dense plasma
H Habara, Osaka University , Japan
14:40 Hole-drilling with ions
T Bell, University of Oxford, UK
15:00 Combined relativistic hole boring and electron collimation schemes
L Ceurvorst, University of Oxford, UK
15:20 Refreshment break
Session 10: Alternative ignition schemes
15:40 (I) Title to be confirmed
R Betti, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, USA
16:20 A robust plasma-based laser amplifier via stimulated Brillouin scattering
R Trines, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
16:40 Auxiliary heating with fast electron beams
N Ratan, University of Oxford, UK
17:00 Kilotesla magnetic assisted laser ignited boron fusion with ultrahigh accelerated plasma blocks
H Hora, University of New South Wales, Australia
17:20 Close of session
18:00 Fast Ignition: Origins, Progress, and Tomorrow - M Tabak
Dr. Tabak recently retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he served in fusion
target design programs. He is currently a visiting scientist there. His current interests include design
of more robust laser-driven hohlraums, reduction of laser imprint in directly-driven targets via
radiation smoothing and techniques to improve electron coupling in Fast Ignition.
18:30 Pre-dinner drinks
19:00 Conference dinner
Programme
Thursday 18 September
08:00 Registration
Session 11: Fast electron guiding I
09:20 (I) Exploitation of resistivity gradient based fast electron guiding for the fast ignition concept
A Robinson, Central Laser Facility, UK
10:00 Transport of fast electrons in a plasma resistivity gradient
X Yang, National University of Defense Technology, China
10:20 The effect of relativistic electron “angular rarefaction” on the heating of dense plasmas
R A B Alraddadi, York Plasma Institute , UK
10:40 Refreshment break
Session 12: Experiments III
11:00 Low temperature resistivity effects in Sub-kJ fast electron transport in dense plasma
P McKenna, University of Strathclyde, UK
11:40 Multiple characterizations of strong magnetic fields generated by ns-laser pulses
M Bailly-Grandvaux, CELIA, France
12:00 Diagnosing density spatial gradients using higher order corrections for X-ray thomson scattering
P Kozlowski, University of Oxford, UK
12:20 Collective electron and ion dynamics in the relativistic transparency regime of laser-foil interactions
B Gonzalez-Izquierdo, University of Strathclyde, UK
12:40 Lunch
Session 13: Ignition-scale transport and heating
14:00 (I) Simulations of fast ignition targets driven by ion beams: beam divergence effects
J Honrubia, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
14:40 High shock pressure formation by fast electrons beam in dense plasma
E Llor Aisa, CELIA, France
Session 14: Fast electron guiding II
15:00 (I) Target charging and electromagnetic field emission in the short pulse laser-plasma experiments
V Tikhonchuck, CELIA, France
15:40 Electron beam generation and transport in kt-class longitudinal magnetic fields
T Johzaki, Hiroshima University, Japan
16:00 Refreshment break
16:20 Discussion session:
- Fuel assembly (TBC)
- Fast electron generation and transport (Tikhonchuck)
- Heating, ignition, and burn (Shiraga)
18:00 Close of conference
Posters
P1
Nonthermal turbulent effects on the electron-ion collision in Lorentzian turbulent plasmas
Y-D Jung, Hanyang University, South Korea
P2
Wave breaking and shock formation for resonantly driven waves in warm plasma
R Trines, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
P3
A new approach for fast ignition by two shell structure fuel assembling
Y Gu, Laser Fusion Research Center, China
P4
Short-duration, low-bandwidth neutron production via focused protons using high-intensity lasers
D Higginson, LULI, France
P5
Large-scale simulation of fast electron generation via interaction between high intense picosecond
laser and preplasma-filled cone-guided target
M Hata, Osaka university, Japan
P6
Direct-heating of the imploded plasma by Ultra-intense laser
A Sunahara, Institute for Laser Technology, Japan
P7
The PIC-MCC simulation of field ionization characteristics in the interaction between ultra-short
ultra-intense laser and neutral material
X Jin, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
P8
The MCC simulation of hot electrons energy deposition in dense plasma of fast-ignition
precompressed targets
Y Tian, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
P9
Combination of slow and fast implosions for novel igniting scheme
K Shigemori, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
P10
Collimation of energetic electrons by magnetized target back plasma performed by long pulse laser
H Zhuo, National University of Defense Technology, China
P11
Hole-boring radiation pressure proton acceleration at high intensity in near-critical density targets
J Yu, Imperial College London, UK
P12
Demonstration of fast ignition fusion concept toward mini-reactor CANDY
Y Kitagawa, The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Japan
P13
Hot electron spectra measured by the electron spectrometer in various laser irradiated targets
T Ozaki, National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan
P14
Modelling for High Energy Density Physics experiments: understanding the costs and benefits of 3D
modelling for laser absorption and hot electron transport
N Sircombe, AWE, UK
P15
Pulse-length and cone material dependence of fast electron generation in cone-wire targets on 110ps OMEGA EP laser
H Sawada, University of Nevada Reno, USA
P16
Fast Ignition experiments and intense hard-x-ray harsh environment
H Shiraga, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
P17
Self-consistent absorption and transport models for short pulse laser-matter interaction
M Ramsay, AWE, UK
P18
Enhancing resistive guiding of hot electrons using front-surface target structures
S Jiang, The Ohio State University, USA
P19
Ion acceleration through electrostatic collisionless shocks
O Ettlinger, Imperial College London, UK
P20
Shock waves driven by the fast ignition laser pulse
R Bingham, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK

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