The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …

A new scientific frontier opened in 2009 with the start of operations of the world's first x-ray
free-electron laser (FEL), the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), at SLAC National …

While books on the medical applications of x-ray imaging exist, there is not one currently
available that focuses on industrial applications. Full of color images that show clear …

The study of structure, thermodynamic state, equation of state (EOS) and transport properties
of warm dense matter (WDM) has become one of the key aspects of laboratory astrophysics …

X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) provides enhanced image contrast beyond absorption-
based x-ray imaging alone due to refraction and diffraction from gradients in the object …

Recently, there has been significant progress in the field of soft-and hard-X-ray imaging for a
wide range of applications, both technically and scientifically, via developments in sources …

X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) is more sensitive to density variations than X-ray
absorption radiography, which is a crucial advantage when imaging weakly-absorbing, low …

Targets meant to achieve ignition on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)[JA Paisner, JD
Boyes, SA Kumpan, WH Lowdermilk, and MS Sorem, Laser Focus World 30, 75 (1994)] …

X-ray phase-contrast imaging (XPCI) is a versatile technique with applications in many
fields, including fundamental physics, biology and medicine. Where X-ray absorption …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an attractive approach for the design and fabrication of
structures capable of achieving controlled mechanical response of the underlying …