Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science
English
By (author): and Medicine Board on Physics and Astronomy Committee on the Assessment of High Energy Density Science Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Engineering National Academies of Sciences
High energy density (HED) science has critical applications for society from fusion energy to sustaining the US nuclear deterrent, while also contributing to broader scientific questions such as understanding planets and their origins.
The next decade of HED science will be instrumental to growing our understanding and in the development of new technologies and processes. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science identifies key challenges and science questions for the field for the coming decade and proposes ways to address them.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 High Energy Density Science: Understanding Matter at Extremes
- 2 Recent Progress and Opportunities
- 3 Opportunities and Grand Challenges
- 4 Human Capacity
- 5 International Aspects of High Energy Density Science
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Approaches to Inertial Confinement Fusion
- Appendix B: Tools of High Energy Density Science
- Appendix C: Examples of High Energy Density Experimental Facilities in the United States
- Appendix D: List of All Report Recommendations
- Appendix E: Committee Activities
- Appendix F: Requests Sent to National Laboratories
- Appendix G: Committee Biographies