[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 17861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8328]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Financial Assistance Award (Grant)

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of applications for grant awards for 
high-energy density and laser-matter interaction studies.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 10 CFR 600.8, the 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-PS03-00SF22056. Universities or other higher 
education institutions, private sector not-for-profit organizations, or 
other entities are invited to submit grant applications. The total 
amount of funding (project cost) expected to be available for Fiscal 
Years 2001 and 2002 program cycle is $1,400,000. Multiple awards are 
anticipated under the total budget of $700,000 per year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Williams, Contract Specialist, 
DOE Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, CA 
94612-5208, Telephone No.: (510) 637-1914, 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 March 31, 2000. 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 a available funding. 
The unique resources of the NLUF are available 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 highly ionized atoms, laboratory astrophysics, 
fundamental physics, material 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 OMEGA LASER, a 30 kJ UV 60 beam 
laser system (at 0.35 um) suitable for direct-drive ICF implosions. 
This system is suitable for a variety of experiments including laser-
plasma interactions and atomic spectroscopy. The NLUF program for FY 
2001 & FY 2002 is to concentrate on experiments that can be done with 
the OMEGA laser at the University of Rochester and development of 
diagnostic techniques suitable for the OMEGA system. Measurements of 
the laser coupling, laser-plasma interactions, core temperature, and 
core density are needed to determine the characteristics of the target 
implosions. Diagnostic techniques could include either new 
instrumentation, development of analysis tools, or development of 
targets that are applicable for 30 kJ implosions. Additional 
information about the facilities and potential collaboration at the 
NLUF can be obtained from: Dr. John Soures, Manager, National Laser 
Users' Facility, University of Rochester/LLE, 250 East River Road, 
Rochester, NY 14623.

    Issued in Oakland, CA on March 28, 2000.
Joan Macrusky,
Director, Financial Assistance Center, Department of Energy, Oakland 
Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 00-8328 Filed 4-4-00; 8:45 am]
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