Lasers & Optics

Probing the temperature of materials under extreme pressure

In new experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility, scientists measured the extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) of copper to probe its temperature under extreme pressure.

Lab researchers elected Optica fellows

Jean Michel “JM” Di Nicola and Peter “Jeff” Wisoff of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been selected as fellows of Optica (formerly OSA).

Lab instrument on journey to the metallic asteroid Psyche

An instrument designed and built by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers departed Earth last week on a two-billion-mile, nearly six-year journey through space to explore a rare, largely metal asteroid.

LLNL experimental physicist Alex Zylstra awarded 2023 Fabre Prize

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicist Alex Zylstra has been awarded the 2023 Edouard Fabre Prize for his experimental leadership of the milestone “Hybrid-E” campaign that achieved fusion ignition at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).

Scorpius Accelerator: 24 line-replaceable units mark major milestone

Members of LLNL’s Advanced Sources and Detectors (ASD) Scorpius accelerator team recently marked a major milestone in the project — the delivery of 24 line-replaceable units (LRUs), known as pulsers, forming a complete unit cluster.

Physicist Otto ‘Nino‘ Landen receives prestigious Edward Teller Award

Otto “Nino” Landen, a distinguished member of the technical staff and the inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments group leader at LLNL, has been awarded the 2023 Edward Teller Medal.

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.

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.

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