The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …

The National Ignition Campaign (NIC) was a multi-institution effort established under the
National Nuclear Security Administration of DOE in 2005, prior to the completion of the …

In stark contrast to common ice, I h, water ice at planetary interior conditions has been
predicted to become superionic with fast-diffusing (that is, liquid-like) hydrogen ions moving …

Carbon is the fourth-most prevalent element in the Universe and essential for all known life.
In the elemental form it is found in multiple allotropes, including graphite, diamond and …

The effects of hydrocarbon reactions and diamond precipitation on the internal structure and
evolution of icy giant planets such as Neptune and Uranus have been discussed for more …

The phase behaviour of warm dense hydrogen− helium (H− He) mixtures affects our
understanding of the evolution of Jupiter and Saturn and their interior structures,. For …

The recent discovery of more than a thousand planets outside our Solar System,, together
with the significant push to achieve inertially confined fusion in the laboratory, has prompted …

Dense fluid metallic hydrogen occupies the interiors of Jupiter, Saturn, and many extrasolar
planets, where pressures reach millions of atmospheres. Planetary structure models must …

ELI-Beamlines (ELI-BL), one of the three pillars of the Extreme Light Infrastructure
endeavour, will be in a unique position to perform research in high-energy-density-physics …

Magnesium oxide (MgO) is a major component of the Earth's mantle and is expected to play
a similar role in the mantles of large rocky exoplanets. At extreme pressures, MgO transitions …