Shocked silica aerogel radiance transition
Henderson, B. J., J. R. Rygg, M. C. Marshall, M. K. Ginnane, L. E. Hansen, E. Davies, P. M. Celliers, G. W. Collins (2022). Shocked silica aerogel radiance transition, 132…
“This giant laser can simulate a planet’s core”
August 26, 2022
How do you study the innards of alien worlds? You just need the world’s largest laser. Produced with Vox Media and science reporter Adam Cole, this piece examines how CMAP researchers design laser experiments at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and National Ignition Facility to recreate the interiors of planets and stars and create revolutionary states of matter.
Hussein Aluie recognized with the 2021 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES)
July 2022
Hussein Aluie, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester and staff scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, has been recognized with the 2021 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES), an American Geophysical Union journal.
Machine learning pinpoints when matter changes under extreme conditions
July 28, 2022
The phase changes that materials undergo during experiments at extreme conditions can shed light on the formation and composition of exoplanets and other celestial bodies, including the inner core of Earth. University of Rochester researchers are helping develop automated deep-learning computer vision techniques to expedite the analysis of the trillions of bytes of data generated by these experiments.
Electron density change across the pressure-induced iron spin transition
Diamond, M.R., G. Shen , D. Y. Popov, C. Park , S. D. Jacobsen, R. Jeanloz (2022). Electron density change across the pressure-induced iron spin transition, 129 (2), 025701. Physical…
Electron density change across the pressure-induced iron spin transition
July 6, 2022
High-pressure single-crystal x-ray diffraction is used to experimentally map the electron-density distribution changes in (Fe,Mg)O as ferrous iron undergoes a pressure-induced transition from high- to low-spin states.
Evidence for Dissociation and Ionization in Shock Compressed Nitrogen to 800 Gpa
Kim, Y.-J., B. Militzer, B. Boates, S. Bonev, P. M. Celliers, G. W. Collins, K. P. Driver, D. E. Fratanduono, S. Hamel, R. Jeanloz, J. R. Rygg, D. C. Swift,…
Hao Yin selected for the Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing
June 7, 2022
Hao Yin of the University of Rochester was selected to participate in the Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC), to be held July 31 – August 12, 2022, at the Q-Center in St. Charles, IL.
Structural complexity in ramp-compressed sodium to 480 Gpa
Polsin, D. N., A. Lazicki, X. Gong, S. J. Burns, F. Coppari, L. E. Hansen, B. J. Henderson, M. F. Huff, M. I. McMahon, M. Millot, R. Paul, R. F.…
First CMAP Annual Meeting
May 6, 2022
The first CMAP Annual Meeting, hosted at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, was a gathering of the CMAP team from MIT, Princeton, the Universities of California at Berkeley and Davis, the University at Buffalo, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. We welcomed guest presenters from Howard University and Washington State University as well.