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DTSTART:20171211T180000Z
DTEND:20171211T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20260309T062259Z
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LOCATION:Chamberlin 2241
SUMMARY:Exploring the universe through discovery science on NIF \, Pla
 sma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar\, Dr. Bruce A. Remington\, La
 wrence Livermore National Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:New regimes of science are being experimentally studied at
  high energy density facilities around the world\, spanning drive ener
 gies from microjoules to megajoules\, and time scales from femtosecond
 s to microseconds. The ability to shock and ramp compress samples to v
 ery high pressures and densities allows new states of matter relevant 
 to planetary and stellar interiors to be studied. Shock driven hydrody
 namic instabilities evolving into turbulent flows relevant to the dyna
 mics of exploding stars (such as supernovae)\, accreting compact objec
 ts (such as white dwarfs\, neutron stars\, and black holes)\, and plan
 etary formation dynamics (relevant to the exoplanets) are being probed
 . The dynamics of magnetized plasmas relevant to astrophysics\, both i
 n collisional and collisionless systems\, are starting to be studied. 
 High temperature\, high velocity interacting flows are being probed fo
 r evidence of astrophysical collisionless shock formation\, the turbul
 ent magnetic dynamo effect\, magnetic reconnection\, and particle acce
 leration. And new results from thermonuclear reactions in hot dense pl
 asmas relevant to stellar and big bang nucleosynthesis are starting to
  emerge. A selection of examples providing a compelling vision for fro
 ntier science on NIF in the coming decade will be presented. 
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4657
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