Skip to main content
OSTI.GOVU.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
 

Matter in Extreme Conditions Upgrade (Conceptual Design Report)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1866100· OSTI ID:1866100
 [1];  [2]
  1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS); SLAC
  2. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
+ Show Author Affiliations
The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) is an open-access user facility that delivers ultrashort X-ray pulses that are nine orders of magnitude brighter than any prior source, able to probe the characteristics of matter with unprecedented spatial and temporal precision. The Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument at LCLS combines the XFEL with high-power, short-pulse lasers to produce and study high energy density (HED) plasmas to develop the fundamental understanding of plasmas and matter in extreme environments. This has driven a remarkably rich array of high-profile scientific results with applications in fusion energy, isotope production, advanced materials, and medical and nuclear technology. The Matter in Extreme Conditions Upgrade (MEC-U) Project proposes a major upgrade to MEC that would significantly increase the power and repetition rate of the high intensity laser system to the petawatt level (PW, 1015 Watts) at 10 Hz, increase the energy of the shock-driver laser to the kilojoule level (kJ), and expand the capabilities of the MEC instrument to support groundbreaking experiments enabled by the combination of high-power lasers with the world’s brightest X-ray source.
Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1866100
Report Number(s):
SLAC-R-1152; MECU-DR-0003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Optical damage considerations in the design of the matter in extreme condition upgrade (MEC-U) laser systems
Conference · Thu Nov 23 23:00:00 EST 2023 · Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2023 · OSTI ID:2248039
The MEC-U Project at LCLS
Conference · Sun May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · OSTI ID:2345917
Matter in Extreme Conditions Instrument - Conceptual Design Report
Technical Report · Tue Dec 08 23:00:00 EST 2009 · OSTI ID:969265

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS