Sentences with phrase «photon science»
Photon science is a field of study that focuses on understanding and manipulating light particles called photons. It involves exploring the properties of light and using it to research and develop new technologies, such as lasers or solar cells. Full definition
«For this experiment, we had LCLS, the brightest X-ray source in the world,» said Siegfried Glenzer, professor of photon science at SLAC and a co-author of the paper.
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Hundreds of NIF & Photon Science Directorate scientists, engineers, and technicians, along with national and international collaborators, are using NIF for these key research areas:
«Bismuth vanadate has been widely regarded as a promising material for photoelectrochemical water splitting, in part because of its low cost and high stability against corrosion,» said Cui, an associate professor of photon science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
For the studies, the team used a portable chamber specifically designed by KIT's Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS) with funds of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The stimulus, for instance, will also aid in the renovation of the RIKEN SPring - 8 synchrotron, one of the top photon science research facilities in the world, and the construction of data links between Japan's universities and RIKEN's K supercomputer, the world's fastest computer in 2011 and still ranked fourth today.
In a wide - ranging interview with NIF & Photon Science News, Hurricane outlines the NIF strategy for moving toward ignition and describes the challenges standing in the way of meeting that historic goal.
In 2002, she joined the NIF and Photon Science Directorate where she began using ultra-intense lasers to generate bright high - energy X-ray sources and developed techniques to probe matter at extreme density and temperature on high - power, laser - driven experiments.
«If you can cool the person rather than the building where they work or live, that will save energy,» said Yi Cui, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University and of photon science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and the study's principal investigator.
«We have developed a low - voltage, single - catalyst water splitter that continuously generates hydrogen and oxygen for more than 200 hours, an exciting world - record performance,» said study co-author Yi Cui, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford and of photon science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
NIF & Photon Science is a principal directorate of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California.
«In the last couple of years we've been thinking about building a smart separator that can detect shorting before the dendrites reach the cathode,» said Cui, a member of the photon science faculty at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford.
Edward Moses, who has been running NIF for more than a decade as Livermore's principal associate director for the NIF & Photon Science Directorate, will remain in that role.
Wendy Mao, an associate professor of geological sciences and photon science at Stanford University, is the other co-author of the research.
«Unfortunately, these techniques are irreversible, so the battery is no longer functional after it overheats,» said study co-author Cui, an associate professor of materials science and engineering and of photon science.
«This is an important illustration of how SSRL's X-ray-imaging capabilities allow researchers to get detailed structural information on technically very challenging systems,» said Britt Hedman, professor of photon science and science director at SSRL.
Yi Cui, PhD, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Photon Science and Chemistry, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Their work is part of an overall strategy to broaden the NIF & Photon Science (NIF&PS) laser applications portfolio and maintain core competencies in laser - matter interaction science.
He currently serves as the chief technologist in NIF and Photon Science, leading a team designing large - diode - pumped solid state lasers.
The idea for this experiment was born within LLNL's NIF & Photon Science Directorate, where Kraus was stationed as a University of California - Berkeley postdoc.
In this capacity he worked closely with the Global Security, NIF and Photon Science, Weapons and Complex Integration (WCI), and Science and Technology's principal directorates» to ensure programmatic alignment, implementation, and execution of science and technology activities at LLNL.
Bob Deri of the Engineering Directorate, Frank Graziani of the Weapons and Complex Integration Directorate, Hye - Sook Park of the NIF and Photon Science Directorate and Rick Ryerson of the Physical and Life Science Directorate have earned the DMTS designation by reaching the highest technical staff level achievable by a scientist or engineer at the Lab.
SLAC is a multi-program laboratory exploring frontier questions in astrophysics, photon science, particle physics and accelerator research.
Siders has been part of the NIF and Photon Science Directorate since 2005.
PETER J. (JEFF) K. WISOFF is the principal associate director of NIF and Photon Science.
Lepró, along with Chantel Aracne - Ruddle and Alicia Calonico - Soto, a NIF & Photon Science Directorate Summer Scholar, begin with what they dubbed a «carbon nanotube forest.»