Speaker: Sébastien le Pape (CNRS-LULI, France) Fusion energy has been the driving force in the High Energy Density (HED) community for more than fifty years but especially since the start of the National Ignition Campaign in 2009 on the National Ignition facility (LLNL, USA). The National Ignition Campaign, though a marvel in term of laser […]
Speaker: Gabriele Cristoforetti (INO-CNR, Italy) One of the main concerns of Shock Ignition (SI) scheme to Inertial Confinement Fusion is the growth of parametric instabilities in the plasma corona, such as Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS), Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) and Two Plasmon Decay (TPD). Their extent can be tremendous during the interaction of the high […]
The International Workshop on Targets for Laser Fusion, taking place on 13th May 2025 in Rutherford, UK, is a one-day event dedicated to the latest trends in Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) target design, fabrication and experimentation, with a focus on tailored solutions for highly demanding requirements. The workshop will explore cutting-edge developments in foam and […]
The 13th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications (IFSA 2025) is happening in the beautiful city of Tours, France, from September 14th to 19th, 2025. This in-person gathering is a fantastic opportunity for scientists, engineers, and experts from universities, national labs, and private companies to come together and dive into the fascinating fields […]
About The workshop will take place in person at UC Livermore Collaboration Center (UCLCC) Livermore, California, and will address the following topics: Ion stopping power & transport Hydrodynamic Implosions Ion acceleration Ion fast ignition Heavy ion fusion Shock ignition Magnetized laser inertial confinement fusion Electron fast ignition Scientific Committee Drew Higginson (Co-Chair), LLNLFarhat Beg (Co-Chair), […]
The 21st Direct Drive and Fast Ignition Workshop (DDFIW) continues a series of meetings dedicated to inertial confinement fusion research in Europe. DDFIW provides a unique opportunity for European and overseas scientists working on theory, simulations, and experiments to present and discuss their latest results and future plans in an informal atmosphere. The meeting also […]
Structured materials have many applications in the physics of interaction with high-power lasers. On the one hand, micro-structured materials are used for inertial confinement fusion, particle acceleration, X-ray generation, study of the equations of state. Nano-structured materials, on the other hand, find many applications in particle acceleration physics with ultrashort lasers. This Workshop is intended […]