1. Development of Advanced Laser Concepts for Real World Applications
Neel Kabadi
North Carolina State University
Andrew Ganey
University of Florida
Toshiba Westinghouse Research Fellows
Penn State University
7/31/2013

2. This presentation focuses on two important uses of lasers in the nuclear science and engineering
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy(LIBS) for characterizing special nuclear material
Mapping slide for the presentation (note that a background slide or a slide justifying the importance might precede this slide). A common mistake with mapping slides is to give the audience simply a boring and unmemorable vertical list of topics (including the names “Introduction” and “Conclusion” and “Questions”). Such a list is quickly forgotten after the slide is removed.
On a mapping slide, take the opportunity to show a key image or perhaps a representative image for each major section of the presentation. In the second case, each image would be repeated on the first visual of the corresponding section and would remind the audience that they have arrived to a major section of the presentation’s middle.
In regards to the names “Introduction” and “Conclusion,” every talk has those sections, and the names are ignored by audiences. So why state them? Also, for the divisions that you do have, find a logical and parallel grouping. Note that groups of two’s, three’s, and four’s are much easier to remember and are not so nearly intimidating as groups of five’s, six’s, and seven’s. See the example mapping slide in the textbook. (CSP, pages 55-56, 74-75, 86, 143, 147, and 148)
Development of technology for laser driven particle acceleration

3. LIBS is a non-destructive process used to characterize a material’s composition
Body slide from the first section of the presentation’s middle. Consider having the first-topic image from the mapping slide repeated here. Use the headline (no more than two lines) to make an assertion about this topic. In the body of the slide, support that headline with images and with words, if necessary. See CSP, pages and
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Some institutions will insist that you place an institutional logo on each slide. Other institutions recommend a logo on the first slide and the last. If you do place a logo on each slide, make sure that logo is at the bottom of the slide rather than the top. Placing the logo at the top (the place on a slide that receives the most emphasis) shifts the emphasis away from the work and to the people or place doing the work.
Example of a spectrum containing the signatures of common materials

4. LIBS is an important method used for furthering our scientific knowledge of many materials
Body slide from the first section of the presentation’s middle. Consider having the first-topic image from the mapping slide repeated here. Use the headline (no more than two lines) to make an assertion about this topic. In the body of the slide, support that headline with images and with words, if necessary. See CSP, pages and
This slide shows one orientation for the image and text in the body of the slide. Other orientations appear in this template. Choose the one that best supports your headline assertion.
Some institutions will insist that you place an institutional logo on each slide. Other institutions recommend a logo on the first slide and the last. If you do place a logo on each slide, make sure that logo is at the bottom of the slide rather than the top. Placing the logo at the top (the place on a slide that receives the most emphasis) shifts the emphasis away from the work and to the people or place doing the work.
The Mars rover Curiosity contains a LIBS apparatus for analyzing materials on the surface of the planet.

5. In order to increase the accuracy of LIBS we must further our understanding of the plasma created
Body slide from the first section of the presentation’s middle. Consider having the first-topic image from the mapping slide repeated here. Use the headline (no more than two lines) to make an assertion about this topic. In the body of the slide, support that headline with images and with words, if necessary. See CSP, pages and
This slide shows one orientation for the image and text in the body of the slide. Other orientations appear in this template. Choose the one that best supports your headline assertion.
Some institutions will insist that you place an institutional logo on each slide. Other institutions recommend a logo on the first slide and the last. If you do place a logo on each slide, make sure that logo is at the bottom of the slide rather than the top. Placing the logo at the top (the place on a slide that receives the most emphasis) shifts the emphasis away from the work and to the people or place doing the work.
A shadowgraphic image of a plasma ablated from a Uranium sample

6. It is important yet difficult to understand how the plasma behaves at early times
Body slide from the first section of the presentation’s middle. Consider having the first-topic image from the mapping slide repeated here. Use the headline (no more than two lines) to make an assertion about this topic. In the body of the slide, support that headline with images and with words, if necessary. See CSP, pages and
This slide shows one orientation for the image and text in the body of the slide. Other orientations appear in this template. Choose the one that best supports your headline assertion.
Some institutions will insist that you place an institutional logo on each slide. Other institutions recommend a logo on the first slide and the last. If you do place a logo on each slide, make sure that logo is at the bottom of the slide rather than the top. Placing the logo at the top (the place on a slide that receives the most emphasis) shifts the emphasis away from the work and to the people or place doing the work.
The timing necessary to get precise images takes a lot of work.

7. = - To start analysis we must remove the background from images taken
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Some institutions will insist that you place an institutional logo on each slide. Other institutions recommend a logo on the first slide and the last. If you do place a logo on each slide, make sure that logo is at the bottom of the slide rather than the top. Placing the logo at the top (the place on a slide that receives the most emphasis) shifts the emphasis away from the work and to the people or place doing the work. =

8. Once shadowgraphic images are collected, they must be transformed into density profiles
Body slide from the first section of the presentation’s middle. Consider having the first-topic image from the mapping slide repeated here. Use the headline (no more than two lines) to make an assertion about this topic. In the body of the slide, support that headline with images and with words, if necessary. See CSP, pages and
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Some institutions will insist that you place an institutional logo on each slide. Other institutions recommend a logo on the first slide and the last. If you do place a logo on each slide, make sure that logo is at the bottom of the slide rather than the top. Placing the logo at the top (the place on a slide that receives the most emphasis) shifts the emphasis away from the work and to the people or place doing the work.

9. Further analysis is required to verify that current models are applicable at early times
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This slide shows one orientation for the image and text in the body of the slide. Other orientations appear in this template. Choose the one that best supports your headline assertion.
Some institutions will insist that you place an institutional logo on each slide. Other institutions recommend a logo on the first slide and the last. If you do place a logo on each slide, make sure that logo is at the bottom of the slide rather than the top. Placing the logo at the top (the place on a slide that receives the most emphasis) shifts the emphasis away from the work and to the people or place doing the work.
If current models are shown to be correct, the flow speed, peak pressure, and temperature behind the shock front can be extrapolated from a series of shadowgraphic images.

10. Development of technology to further laser driven particle acceleration
A practice well sought after for medical applications and non-destructive testing due to phase contrast imaging

11. Phase contrast imaging requires high energy X-ray radiation
High X-ray energy must be produced by high energy particles, accelerated to relativistic speeds by some mode of particle acceleration

12. Development of a LabVIEW code for the camera would increase its functionality
ONCA MWIR InSb 320
Profiling the beam at different stages allows for understanding on the non-linear optical interactions

13. LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment that provides an easy platform for acquiring data

14. Communication with the camera was established with the Get Device sub VI

15. The program also had four triggering modes and ability to adjust integration time of the camera

16. The final stage was to write code capable of saving captured data and reading the data back

17. To conclude, the final program can take live stream feeds, collect snap shot, and save all of this data