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  HEDS postdoc Alexis Marret received 205,6000 node hours at the Texas Advanced Computing Center for his allocation proposal titled ""Multi-scale modeling of ion beams from hybrid laser-plasma to RF accelerator".

Review offers policymakers new insights into implications of cutting-edge technology, including laser science

The HEDS division at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is leading groundbreaking advancements in fusion research through innovative technologies, aiming to tackle the challenges of harnessing fusion as a viable energy source.

SLAC’s expertise in inertial fusion energy (IFE) led to its selection for the TINEX project.

As a member of the General Atomics-led TINEX Collaborative, SLAC will help develop advanced target tracking technology allowing high-repetition lasers to hit each fusion fuel target with precision. 

  The research proposal Helium Effects on the Phonon Dynamics of W-Re Alloys, led by Staff Scientist Mianzhen Mo, has been approved as a user project at Los Alamos' Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies. This project will enable members of our division to implant helium defects in W-Re alloys and investigate their impact on phonon behavior using the ultrafast electron camera at SLAC’s MeV-UED facility. The findings will be important for validating interatomic potential...

These alternative proton accelerators are smaller, more flexible, and ‘hopefully’ cheaper, said a Queen's University Belfast researcher involved in the study.

SLAC researchers studying laser-driven proton acceleration introduced a self-replenishing water sheet target to address the inefficiency of replacing targets after each laser pulse. The new target had an unanticipated side effect, resulting in a naturally focused, more tightly aligned proton beam. 

  Christopher Schöenwälder successfully defended his PhD these at the University of Erlangen, in Germany, graduating with distinction.