Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics The X-Games of Contemporary Science (2003) / Chapter Skim
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The time is highly opportune for the nation's scientists to develop a fundamental understanding of the physics of high energy density plasmas. The space-based and ground-based instruments for measuring astrophysical processes under extreme conditions are unprecedented in their accuracy and detail, revealing a universe of colossal agitation and tempestuous change.
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It should be emphasized that while high energy density physics is a rapidly developing area of research abroad, particularly in Europe and Japan, the primary focus of this report is on assessing the present capabilities and compelling research opportunities in the United States. To illustrate the energy scale of the high energy density regime, some of the systems that deliver the energy in high energy density laboratory experiments in the United States can be considered.
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The many excellent high energy density facilitiestogether with a new generation of sophisticated diagnostic instruments, existing or planned, that can measure properties of matter under extreme high energy density conditions permit laboratory exploration of many aspects of high energy density physics phenomena in exquisite detail under conditions of considerable interest for the following: basic high energy density physics studies, materials research, understanding astrophysical processes, commercial applications (e.g., extreme ultraviolet lithography) , inertial confinement fusion, and nuclear weapons research.
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In reviewing the level of support for research on high energy density physics provided by federal program agencies, the committee found that the level of support by agencies such as the NNSA, the nondefense directorates in the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has lagged behind the scientific imperatives and compelling research opportunities offered by this exciting field of physics. The NNSA's establishment of the Stewardship Science Academic Alliances programto fund research projectsatuniversities in areasoffundamental high energy density science and technology relevant to stockpile stewardship is commendable and important, particularly because the nation's universities represent a vast resource for developing and testing innovative ideas in high energy density physics and for training graduate students and postdoctoral research associates.
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These are questions that, if answered, would have a profound effect on our understanding of the fundamental physics of matter under high energy density conditions. The following list of questions is not intended to be complete but rather to be illustrative of important questions of high intellectual value in high energy density physics: .
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Universities develop innovative concepts and train the graduate students who will become the lifeblood of the nation's research in high energy density physics. A significant effort should also be made by the federal government and the university community to expand the involvement of other funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Defense, and the nondefense directorates in the Department of Energy, in supporting research of high intellectual value in high energy density physics.
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Imaginative research and diagnostic development on university-scale facilities can lead to new concepts and instrumentation techniques that significantly advance our understanding of high energy density physics phenomena and in turn are implemented on state-ofthe-art facilities.
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A sustained commitment by the federal government, the national laboratories, and the university community to answer the important questions of high intellectual value identified by the committee and to implement the recommendations of this report will contribute significantly to the timely realization of these exciting research opportunities and the advancement of this important field of physics.
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