Eric Brugger (LLNL)
Application
Laser back scatter modeling by Dr. Steve Langer at LLNL
Technology
- Ability to view data using a client/server architecture
- Ability to interactively set transfer function to bring out features of interest at key points in the simulation
- Ability to quickly generate side-by-side animations of key physics quantities to understand time dependent behavior
Result/Impact
- Client/server architecture allows the user to view his data on his desktop without moving the data
- Ability to interactively set transfer function allows scientist to quickly explore data
- Automated movie generation makes it easy for the user to see time evolution of data with different views and transfer functions.
Challenges
- Extreme data size generated by high resolution simulation (220 billion cells)
- Correlating multiple, complex, 3d phenomenon over time
A burst of back scatter energy traveling from left to right
Note:
The most common type of fusion reaction discussed for fusion energy in the near future is the fusion of two hydrogen isotopes: deuterium (2H) and tritium (3H). NIF – national ignition facility.