Friday afternoon | 26 June 2026
Nano-structured materials play an important role in high-power lasers-matter interaction and in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research. Advanced micro/nano-structured targets are central to modern ICF concepts, enabling improved control of laser energy coupling, hydrodynamic stability, shock propagation, and fuel compression.
These materials are essential for the development of next-generation fusion capsules, including wetted foams, layered targets, and tailored density structures designed to optimize implosion performance and ignition conditions.
Beyond inertial confinement fusion, structured materials are also widely employed in high-energy-density physics, particle acceleration, X-ray generation, and studies of equations of state under extreme conditions.
This Workshop aims to provide a discussion focused on recent advances in structured materials, with particular attention to their role in inertial confinement fusion, while also addressing broader applications.
Topics of interest include:
- Nano structured material fabrication and characterization techniques
- Material doping and wetting
- Experimental strategies and key results
The Workshop will bring together researchers working at the intersection of laser–plasma physics, high-energy-density science, and material engineering.
Agenda
12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch
13:00 - 13:20 | Tibor Teplický, ELI-Beamlines - Czechia, 3D-2PP Printing at the ELI Beamlines Facility
13:20 - 13:40 | Xiaoxing Xia, LLNL - USA, Scalable additive manufacturing of wetted foam targets for IFE
13:40 - 14:00 | Markus Lunzer, UpNano - Austria, Adaptive resolution two-photon polymerization as enabling technology for polymer laser targets in high-energy-density experiments
14:00 - 14:20 | Stefania Ionescu, ELI-NP - Romania, Nanostructured targets for high power lasers experiments at ELI-NP
14:20 - 14:40 | Mattia Cipriani, ENEA - Italy, High-power laser irradiation of 3D-printed foams for inertial confinement fusion research
14:40 - 15:00 | Ondrej Klimo, CTU/ELI-BL - Czechia, SiO2 foam with variable pore size and average density for laser-plasma experiments
15:00 - 15:20 | Matteo Iaccarino, Politecnico di Milano/ELI-BL - Italy/Czechia, Nanofoam targets for laser-plasma interaction at Politecnico di Milano
15:20 - 15:50 | Coffee Break
15:50 - 17:00 | Round Table Discussion
- ONLINE participation might be possible but still requires registration.
- No registration fee.
- Lunch & coffee for registered participants
- The workshop will consist of a few invited talks, followed by a round-table discussion.
- Contact person: Tibor Teplický, tibor.teplicky@eli-beams.eu
