Hyun Chung
Visiting Scientist
University of California Berkeley

ABSTRACT:

High energy density physics is a growing field especially with the recent advances in development of high power lasers, short-pulse lasers and high x-ray yield pinches. It leads to the generation of finite temperature dense matter in the new regime where plasmas are highly transient and spatially non-uniform. The new state of matter achieved in novel devices requires new theories and modeling capabilities.

In this talk, an overview on current modeling capabilities in finite-temperature dense matter studies is given with an emphasis on the atomic physics modeling capability, which is critical in understanding the observables from complex plasmas. As a special topic, the non-LTE kinetics code FLYCHK available at NIST and its application to plasma experiments will be discussed.

BIO:

Dr. Chung received Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics. She was a staff scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She is currently working as a consultant. Her fields of interest are High Energy Density Physics, Finite Temperature Dense Matter Studies and Laser-Matter interactions.

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