Laser-Plasma Interactions and Applications

Theory of Underdense Laser-Plasma Interactions with Photon Kinetic Theory.- Theory of Laser-Overdense Plasma Interactions.- High Energy Density Physics.- Shock Waves and Equations of State Related to Laser Plasma Interaction.- The Effect of Radiation Field on Excitation and Ionisation in Non-LTE High Energy Density Plasmas.- Energetic Electron Generation and Transport in Intense Laser-Solid Interactions.- The Physics of Implosion, Ignition and Propagating Burn.- Cryogenic Deuterium and Deuterium-Tritium Direct-Drive Implosions on Omega.- Indirect Drive at the NIF Scale.- Laser-Plasma Coupling with Ignition-Scale Targets: New Regimes and Frontiers on the National Ignition Facility.- Inertial Confinement Fusion with Advanced Ignition Schemes: Fast Ignition and Shock Ignition.- Laser Plasma Accelerators.- Ion Acceleration - TNSA.- Coherent Light Sources in the Extreme Ultraviolet, Frequency Combs and Attosecond Pulses.- Hydrodynamic Simulation.- Particle-in-Cell and Hybrid Simulation.- Diagnostics of Laser-Plasma Interactions.- Microtargetry for High Power Lasers.