[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: [email protected].

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.
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