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2005 47th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

Monday–Friday, October 24–28, 2005; Denver, Colorado

Session KO1: Plasma-Based Accelerators and Radiation Sources

Chair: Eric Esarey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Adam's Mark Hotel - Governor's Square 10

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:30AM - 9:42AM	KO1.00001: Generation of 300 MeV Quasi-Monochromatic Electron Beams from Laser Wakefield and Initiation of Photonuclear Reactions A. Maksimchuk , S. Reed , N. Naumova , V. Chvykov , B. Hou , G. Kalintchenko , P. Rousseau , G. Mourou , V. Yanovsky , J.R. Beene , D.R. Schultz , D.W. Stracener , C.R. Vane Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:42AM - 9:54AM	KO1.00002: WITHDRAWN--Ponderomotive-based temperature sampling of relativistic electron beams Anthony Valenzuela , Anatoly Maksimchuk , Rahul Shah , Scott Sepke , Sudeep Banerjee , Donald Umstadter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:54AM - 10:06AM	KO1.00003: Progress on a 1 GeV laser accelerator at the LOASIS Facility of LBNL W.P. Leemans , B. Nagler , K. Nakamura , Cs. Toth , C.G.R. Geddes , J. van Tilborg , E. Esarey , C.B. Schroeder , A. Gonsalves , S. Hooker , C. Filip , E. Michel , T. Cowan , D. Bruhwiler , D. Dimitrov , J. Cary Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:06AM - 10:18AM	KO1.00004: Warm wavebreaking of laser-driven plasma waves C.B. Schroeder , E. Esarey , B.A. Shadwick , W.P. Leemans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:18AM - 10:30AM	KO1.00005: Improvement of electron beam quality in optical injection schemes using negative plasma density gradients Gwenael Fubiani , Eric Esarey , Carl Schroeder , Wim Leemans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:30AM - 10:42AM	KO1.00006: High-fidelity Simulations of Laser Pulses in long Plasma Channels D. Bruhwiler , P. Messmer , J. Cary , C. Nieter , D. Dimitrov , E. Esarey , W. Leemans , C. Geddes Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:42AM - 10:54AM	KO1.00007: Beam dynamics in plasma-based accelerators including the effects of betatron radiation Pierre Michel , Carl B. Schroeder , Bradley A. Shadwick , Eric Esarey , Wim P. Leemans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:54AM - 11:06AM	KO1.00008: Laser driven ion channel x-ray laser. C.S. Liu , Vipin Tripathi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:06AM - 11:18AM	KO1.00009: Optical Probing of Magnetic Fields in a Self-Injected Laser Wakefield Accelerator M. Kaluza , S.P.D. Mangles , A.G.R. Thomas , C.D. Murphy , Z. Najmudin , A.E. Dangor , K. Krushelnick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:18AM - 11:30AM	KO1.00010: THz generation by ultra-short laser pulses propagating in nonuniform plasma channels T. Antonsen , J. Palastro , J. Cooley , A. York , S. Varma , H. Milchberg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:30AM - 11:42AM	KO1.00011: Photon acceleration by co-propagating plasma waves Raoul Trines , C. Murphy , R. Bingham , J.T. Mendonca , L.O. Silva , A. Reitsma , P. Norreys Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:42AM - 11:54AM	KO1.00012: Acceleration of overdense plasmas using colliding laser pulses Edison Liang , Koichi Noguchi , Scott Wilks Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:54AM - 12:06PM	KO1.00013: Collimated Multi-MeV Ion Beams in the Forward Direction from High-Intensity Laser Interactions With Underdense Plasma L. Willingale , S.P.D. Mangles , P.M. Nilson , Z. Najmudin , A.G.R. Thomas , M.C. Kaluza , M.S. Wei , C. Kamberides , S.R. Nagel , A.E. Dangor , K. Krushelnick , R.J. Clarke , K.L. Lancaster , S. Karsch , J. Schreiber , W. Mori Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:06PM - 12:18PM	KO1.00014: Control of electron cloud in laser foil interaction and suppression of proton beam divergence Shigeo Kawata , Ryo Sonobe , Shuji Miyazaki , Masaki Nakamura , Takashi Kikuchi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:18PM - 12:30PM	KO1.00015: Progress on neutralized drift compression experiment (NDCX-Ia) for high intensity ion beam P. Roy , S. Yu , E. Henestroza , W. Waldron , F. Bieniosek , S. Eylon , J. Coleman , A. Anders , M. Leitner , W. Greenway , D. Baca , D. Vanecek , G. Logan , D. Welch , D. Rose , C. Thoma , R. Davidson , P. Efthimion , I. Kaganovich , E. Gilson , A. Sefkow , W. Sharp Preview Abstract

Session KO3: Hohlraum Physics and Alternative Concepts

Chair: John Edwards, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Adam's Mark Hotel - Governor's Square 15

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:30AM - 9:42AM	KO3.00001: Modeling Hohlraum-Based Laser Plasma Instability Experiments N.B. Meezan , R.L. Berger , L. Divol , D.E. Hinkel , O.S. Jones , C. Niemann , E.A. Williams , S.H. Glenzer , L.J. Suter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:42AM - 9:54AM	KO3.00002: Gas Filled Halfraums on the First NIF Quad -- Radiation Hydrodynamics, Filamentation, and Spatial Diagnostics S.R. Goldman , J.C. Fernandez , N.M. Hoffman , J.L. Kline , H.A. Rose , E.S. Dodd , J.P. Grondalski , G.D. Pollak , W.J. Powers , M.J. Schmitt , D.G. Braun , D.E. Hinkel , L.J. Suter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:54AM - 10:06AM	KO3.00003: Performance of foam-filled hohlraums G. Gregori , K. Campbell , L. Divol , S.H. Glenzer , O.L. Landen , J. Schein , C. Sorce , L.J. Suter , R.E. Turner , R.J. Wallace , P.A. Amendt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:06AM - 10:18AM	KO3.00004: Ignition hohlraum efficiency as a function of radiation temperature L.J. Suter , S. Haan , M. Herrmann Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:18AM - 10:30AM	KO3.00005: Progress in modeling radiation drive in uranium-based cocktail hohlraums O. Jones , J. Schein , M. Rosen , L. Suter , R. Wallace , J. Gunther , K. Campbell , H. Wilkens , A. Nikroo , R. Olson , G. Rochau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:30AM - 10:42AM	KO3.00006: Indirect Drive Holhraum Performance Using Cocktail Materials Jochen Schein , Ogden Jones , Mordecai Rosen , Siegfried Glenzer , Eduard Dewald , Laurance Suter , Russell Wallace , Janelle Gunther , Otto Landen , Bruce Hammel , Gregory Rochau , Heather Wilkens Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:42AM - 10:54AM	KO3.00007: Time-Resolved Characterization of Hohlraum Radiation Temperature via VISAR Measurement of Quartz Shock Velocity R.E. Olson , D.K. Bradley , G.A. Rochau , G.W. Collins , R.J. Leeper , L.J. Suter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:54AM - 11:06AM	KO3.00008: Self-generated magnetic field distributions in multiple-beam produced plasmas Philip Nilson , L. Willingale , M. Kaluza , C. Kamberidis , M.S. Wei , Z. Najmudin , R.G. Evans , A.E. Dangor , K. Krushelnick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:06AM - 11:18AM	KO3.00009: Optimized hohlraum-driven double-shell designs at 750 kJ 3$\omega $ laser absorbed energy for demonstrating ignition on the National Ignition Facility Peter Amendt , Charlie Cerjan , Alex Hamza , Jose Milovich , Harry Robey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:18AM - 11:30AM	KO3.00010: Highly-resolved 2D Perturbation Simulations of the NIF 3w low-laser-drive energy (750 kJ) double-shell ignition design. J. Milovich , H. Robey , P. Amendt , M. Marinak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:30AM - 11:42AM	KO3.00011: Experimental measurement of interface trajectories in an indirectly-driven planar double-shell geometry H.F. Robey , J.F. Hansen , J.M. Milovich , P. Amendt , H.-S. Park , M. Bono Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:42AM - 11:54AM	KO3.00012: Operational advantages of double-shell target designs at 750 kJ (3$\omega )$ on the National Ignition Facility Charles Cerjan , Peter Amendt , Christopher Haynam , Kenneth Manes Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:54AM - 12:06PM	KO3.00013: Advances in the Manufacture of Omega-scale Double-shell Targets M. Bono , R. Hibbard , D. Bennett , H. Robey , A. Hamza , J. Milovich , P. Amendt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:06PM - 12:18PM	KO3.00014: Materials science for hohlraum-driven ignition double-shell targets Alex V. Hamza , Peter Amendt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:18PM - 12:30PM	KO3.00015: Laser-Driven Dynamic Hohlraums: Implosions S.G. Glendinning , M.C. Herrmann , L.J. Perkins Preview Abstract