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LOCATION:2241 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:Exploring extreme states of matter at the Linac Coherent Light
  Source\, Physics Department Colloquium\, Frederico Fiuza\, SLAC Natio
 nal Accelerator Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:The combination of bright coherent X-ray sources with high
 -power optical lasers is revolutionizing our ability to probe matter u
 nder extreme conditions. Under the action of present-day laser intensi
 ties\, materials are rapidly ionized\, electrons can wiggle with energ
 ies over 100 MeV\, the ponderomotive pressure exceeds one billion atmo
 spheres\, and the electric and magnetic fields produced in the plasma 
 reach 100 TV/m and 100 kiloTesla\, respectively. Developments in X-ray
  free-electron lasers offer the possibility to probe these extreme pla
 sma states with unprecedented temporal and spatial resolution. This co
 mbination thus opens a unique window into extreme plasma environments 
 that cannot be produced or probed by any other means in the laboratory
  and that are important for applications that range from nuclear fusio
 n and laboratory astrophysics to the development of compact radiation 
 sources for medical imaging and therapy. I will discuss recent advance
 s at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC in these areas and
  the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. 
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4988
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