Two Lab physicists named SPIE senior members
LLNL's Wren Carr and Peter DeVore have been elected as senior members of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.
Lasers & Optics
LLNL’s prototype telescope now fully operational aboard the International Space Station An image of earth taken from SOHIP
The hardware included the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program Houston 9 (STP-H9) platform, which houses a prototype telescope designed and built by LLNL's Space Science and Security Program.
Two LLNL scientists named Optica Senior Members
LLNL scientists David Gibson and Paul Pax have been named senior members of
Optica (formerly OSA).
DOE honors two early-career Lab scientists
LLNL scientists Daniel Casey and Gauthier Deblonde have been named recipients of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Early Career Research Program award.
New NIF experimental platform will probe warm dense matter
To learn about the properties of materials under changing temperatures and pressures, researchers typically combine laboratory experiments with theoretical models and computer simulations. It’s an iterative process: The models help in designing the experiments and interpreting the results, and the results “constrain,” or fine-tune, the models so they can effectively guide future experiments. But what if experiments alone could provide accurate, clear-cut data without needing to rely so heavily on the predictions of models?
Advanced masking technology enables new applications for metasurface optics
Optics researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have refined their novel metasurface process to create taller features without increasing feature-to-feature spacing, an advance that unlocks exciting new design possibilities. The result is reported in a new paper, “All-Glass Metasurfaces for Ultra-Broadband and Large Acceptance Angle Antireflectivity: from Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared.” It will be the cover story for the December 2023 issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
High-performance computing, AI and cognitive simulation helped LLNL conquer fusion ignition
The detailed HPC design uses the world’s largest supercomputers and its most complicated simulation tools to help subject-matter experts choose new directions to improve experiments. CogSim then employs artificial intelligence (AI) to couple hundreds of thousands of HPC simulations to the set of past ICF experiments.
American Society of Safety Professionals honors NIF manager with safety award
The American Society of Safety Professionals, San Francisco Chapter, has awarded Bruno Van Wonterghem, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) Operations manager, with the “Managers Who Get Safety” Award
Krell Institute honors Ma with Corones Award
The Krell Institute has awarded LLNL physicist Tammy Ma with its 2023 James Corones Award Leadership, Community Building and Communication.
Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars
Scientists have conducted laboratory experiments at LLNL that provide new insights on the complex process of pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars.