ICFDT8 8th International Conference on Frontier in Diagnostic Technologies

Session

Inertial fusion

19 Oct 2026, 11:10

Sala Bruno Brunelli (Frascati)

80. Diagnostics for Inertial Fusion Beyond NIF and OMEGA

Thomas Cowan (HZDR (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf))

19/10/2026, 11:10

Inertial fusion

Oral

NIF's 2022 ignition demonstration, built on diagnostic techniques shared with OMEGA, established a mature suite of implosion diagnostics — neutron time-of-flight and imaging, gated x-ray radiography, VISAR, Compton radiography, and nuclear activation spectrometry — suited to single, richly instrumented shots fired at most a few times per day. Inertial fusion energy (IFE) demands a different...

66. Laser interaction with foam targets for the generation of laser-driven sources of particles and radiation for diagnostics of plasma

Sebastian Busch

19/10/2026, 11:30

Inertial fusion

Oral

Laser interaction with near-critical density plasma generated from low-density polymer foams provides an efficient platform for direct laser acceleration of electrons. In experiments performed at the sub-picosecond PHELIX laser facility, polymer foams with densities ranging from 2 to 8 mg/cc were homogenized using a controlled nanosecond pre-pulse to ensure entire plasma homogenization before...

81. Applications and potential of XFEL radiation for foams and hydrodynamic instabilities

Victorien Bouffetier (Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf)

19/10/2026, 11:50

Inertial fusion

Oral

Hydrodynamic instabilities and mixing play a fundamental role in inertial confinement fusion and more generally in the development of strongly shocked plasma flows. However, due to the limitations provided by laser-generated X-ray sources, it is difficult to probe hydrodynamic instabilities and mixing with sufficient resolution at high power laser facilities to visualize the onset of such...

59. X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging in Inertial Fusion Experiments

Xu Zhao

19/10/2026, 12:10

Inertial fusion

Oral

X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) is a cutting-edge diagnostic technique that enables the recording of the phase and absorption as an X-ray beam with some transverse coherence passes through a target. The phase information supports the detection of steep density gradients, as a result XPCI is particularly well-suited for imaging laser-driven shock propagation inside low and high opacity...