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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please take note of Colloquium taking place today, Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 4:00 PM in The Robert Smith Seminar Room. There will be a reception in the Atrium at 3:45 PM. Details concerning
the talk are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Speaker: Kramer U. Akli - The Ohio State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Time: 4:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Place: The Robert Smith Seminar Room<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Title:
</span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">"</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">High Energy Density Physics: Lighting the Way to Fusion Energy with Intense Lasers</span></i><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Abstract: </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">High energy density physics, the study of materials at
the extremes of density and temperatures, is one of the richest and most exciting frontiers of physics today. Matter under extreme conditions spans a wide range of temperature-density parameter space, and is by far the most ubiquitous visible substance in
the known universe. For example, these energy densities are prevalent in astrophysical objects such as neutron stars, pulsars, gamma ray bursters, and the cores of the Sun and giant planets. In the laboratory, thanks to the advent of high-power lasers, the
field of HED physics has been steadily progressing, yielding a set of remarkable results, and in the process giving birth to new physics field full of enormous opportunity. In this talk, I will introduce the basics of high energy density physics. As an example
of one of the many diverse applications, I will discuss the current attempt to develop inertial confinement fusion, specifically the so-called fast ignition scheme, a technique that relies on ultra-short, ultra-intense lasers. I will discuss the status, prospect,
and challenges involved in achieving the clean, reliable, and safe energy source of the 21st century and I will review the latest experiments aimed at achieving star-like condition in laboratory with intense lasers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The website for the Colloquium is
<a href="https://physics.osu.edu/physics-colloquium-schedule">https://physics.osu.edu/physics-colloquium-schedule</a>
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