[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60096-60097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30141]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Financial Assistance Award (Grant)
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Solicitation of applications for grant awards for High-Energy-
Density and Laser-Matter Interaction Studies.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 10 CFR Subpart 600.8, the U.S. DOE announces that
it plans to conduct a technically competitive solicitation for basic
research experiments in high-energy-density and laser-matter
interaction studies at the National Laser Users' Facility (NLUF)
located at the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics
(UR/LLE).
Grant Solicitation No. DE-PS03-97SF21293
Universities or other higher education institution, private not-
for-profit organizations, or other entities are invited to submit grant
applications. The total amount of funding expected to be available for
the Fiscal Year 1998 (FY98) program cycle is $700,000. Multiple awards
are anticipated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Solomon, Contracting Officer, DOE Oakland Operations Office, 1301
Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208. Telephone No.: (510)
637-
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1865, Facsimile No.: (510) 637-2074, E Mail: james.solomon@oak.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation document contains all the
information relative to this action for prospective applicants. The
solicitation is targeted for release on or about January 7, 1997. The
actual work to be accomplished will be determined by the experiments
and diagnostic techniques that are selected for award. Proposed
experiments and diagnostic techniques will be evaluated through
scientific peer review against predetermined, published and available
criteria. Final selection will be made by the DOE. It is anticipated
that multiple grants will be awarded within the available funding. The
unique resources of the NLUF are available, on a no-fee basis, to
scientists for state-of-the-art experiments primarily in the area of
inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and related plasma physics. Other
areas such as spectroscopy of high ionized atoms, laboratory
astrophysics, fundamental physics, materials science and biology and
chemistry will be considered on a secondary basis.
The LLE was established in 1970 to investigate the interaction of
high-power lasers with matter. Available at the LLE for NLUF
researchers is the upgraded Omega Laser, a 30-40 kJ UV, 60 beam laser
system (at 0.35um) suitable for direct-drive ICF implosions and other
experimental configurations. This system is suitable for a variety of
experiments including laser-plasma interactions and atomic
spectroscopy.
The NLUF program for FY92 will support experiments that can be done
with the Omega Laser at the University of Rochester and development of
diagnostic techniques suitable for the Omega Laser system. Measurements
of the laser coupling, laser-plasma interactions, core temperature, and
core density are needed to determine the characteristics of target
implosions. Diagnostic techniques could include either new
instrumentation, development of analysis tools, or development targets
that are applicable for 30-40 kJ implosions. Additional technical
information about the available facilities and potential collaboration
at the NLUF can be obtained from: Dr. John M. Soures, Manager, National
Laser Users' Facility, University of Rochester/LLE, 250 East River
Road, Rochester, NY 14623-1299.
Dated: November 19, 1996.
Joan Macrusky,
Chief, Financial Assistance Branch, Program Acquisition and Assistance
Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30141 Filed 11-25-96; 8:45 am]
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