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Current Awards

The National Laser User Facilities current awards for FY 2009-2010:

Principle Investigator Institution Project Title Total Budget*
P. Drake University of Michigan Experimental Astrophysics on the OMEGA Laser $280,000
R. Petrasso Massachusetts Institute of Technology Monoenergetic Proton and Alpha Radiography of Laser-Plasma-Generated Fields and of ICF Implosions $532,000
R. Mancini University of Nevada, Reno Three-Dimensional Studies of Low-Adiabat Direct-Drive Implosions at OMEGA $346,000
R. Jeanloz University of California, Berkeley Recreating Planetary Core Conditions on OMEGA - Techniques to Produce Dense States of Matter $174,000
P. Hartigan Rice University Dynamics of Shock Waves in Clumpy Media $214,000
R. Falcone University of California, Berkeley Detailed in situ Diagnostics of Multiple Shocks $190,000
U. Feldman Artep, Inc. EP-Generated X-Ray Source for High Resolution 100-200 keV Point Projection Radiography  $368,000
Y. Gupta  Washington State University  Ramp Compression Experiments for Measuring Structural Phase Transformation Kinetics on OMEGA  $118,000 
F. Beg  University of California, San Diego  Systematic Study of Fast Electron Transport and Magnetic Collimation in Hot Plasmas  $66,000 
M. Meyers University of California, San Diego  Response of BCC Metals to Ultrahigh Strain Rate Compression  $112,000 
K. Krushelnick  University of Michigan  Intense Laser Interactions with Low Density Plasmas Using OMEGA EP  $180,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The dollar amount shown represents the planned award amount over the award period. The total actual award amount may be more or less depending on the outcome of progress reviews and available funding.

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