The 20th Direct Drive and Fast Ignition Workshop (DDFIW) will be held in GSI Darmstadt, Germany from May 19 to 22, 2025.

The 20th Direct Drive and Fast Ignition Workshop (DDFIW) continue a series of meetings dedicated to inertial confinement research in Europe. DDFIW provides a unique opportunity for European and overseas scientists working in theory, simulations, and experiments to present and discuss their latest results and future plans in an informal atmosphere. The meeting also addresses new schemes for inertial confinement fusion and related science at the cutting edge of high energy density physics research.

Representatives of leading laser user facilities will illustrate the opportunities for new experiments and the development of simulation codes and their validation with experiments will be discussed. The workshop will also give students and young scientists the chance to learn about IFE science and look for collaborations and opportunities offered by worldwide experimental, simulation, and theory groups.

Conference Chair: V. Tikhonchuk, CELIA U. Bordeaux & ELI-BL

Scientific Committee:

S. Atzeni, Focused Energy Darmstadt

D. Batani, CELIA University of Bordeaux

B. Canaud, CEA, CEA-DIF

V. Goncharov, LLE University of Rochester

J. J. Honrubia, UPM Madrid

O. Klimo, CTU Prague & ELI-BL

P. Neumayer, GSI Darmstadt

A. P. L. Robinson, RAL Oxford

K. Shigemori, ILE Osaka

V. Tikhonchuk, CELIA U. Bordeaux & ELI-BL

Organizing Committee:

V. Bagnoud, GSI Darmstadt

P. Neumayer, GSI Darmstadt

V. Tikhonchuk, CELIA U. Bordeaux & ELI-BL

S. Atzeni, Focused Energy Darmstadt

Timeline

The following timeline is expected for the workshop:

01/02: Registration opens/ call for abstract

15/03: Registration deadline for people who need a visum

31/03: Deadline for call for abstracts/ early bird registration deadline

25/04: Notification of acceptance/rejection

04/05: Registration deadline for general attendees

19/05-22/05: Workshop

News from: https://indico.gsi.de/event/21177/overview