Invited talks will follow a 25+5 minute schedule, i.e. authors should budget 25 minutes for presentation of technical content followed by 5 minutes for question and answer.
The projection system uses 16×9 “widescreen” format.
Poster Format
Poster sessions will be 2 hours in duration. Authors should put-up their posters prior to the beginning of the session.
Individual poster-board area will be 8×4 feet (width x height).
Complete agenda for the invited talk and poster sessions
Monday, June 8, 2026
Session 1.1 Talks, Chair TBD
Time
Entry
Title
Presenter
Affiliation
8:00–8:30am
1.1.1
Inference of Tungsten and High-Z Impurity Transport in Turbulence-dominated and Turbulence-reduced Discharges on W7-X using X-ray Crystal Spectroscopy
Tomas Gonda
Auburn University
8:30-9:00am
1.1.2
A high-efficiency x-ray spectrometer for warm-dense matter studies on the National Ignition Facility
David Bishel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
9:00 - 9:30am
1.1.3
Machine Learning Based Spectral Fitting and Atomic Physics Corrections for the Main Ion Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy System on DIII-D
Shaun Haskey
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
9:30 - 10:00am
1.1.4
Novel measurements of plasma conditions with a high bandwidth ultraviolet laser using cross-beam energy transfer
Avi Milder
University of Rochester
Session 1.2 Posters
Session 1.3 Talks, Chair TBD
Time
Entry
Title
Presenter
Affiliation
6:00–6:30pm
1.3.1
Gamma-ray emission on SPARC for burning plasma diagnosis
Enrico Panontin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6:30-7:00pm
1.3.2
Observation of submicron-scale dynamics in laser-driven shocked foams through high sensitivity differential phase contrast imaging
Victorien Bouffetier
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
7:00 - 7:30pm
1.3.3
High-precision, time-resolved measurements of core plasma potential dynamics by heavy ion beam probe diagnostics
Masaki Nishiura
National Institute for Fusion Science
7:30 - 8:00pm
1.3.4
Development and characterization of a high-resolution, monochromatic, laser-gated radiography system for HED hydrodynamics experiments on the NIF
Tina Ebert
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Session 1.4 Posters
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Session 2.1 Talks, Chair TBD
Time
Entry
Title
Presenter
Affiliation
8:00–8:30am
2.1.1
Magnetic Recoil Neutron Spectrometry Across the Fusion Landscape: To Ignition and Beyond!
Chris Wink
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8:30-9:00am
2.1.2
Measuring the Dynamics of Thermonuclear Burn in Inertial Confinement Fusion
Robert Dwyer
University of Rochester
9:00 - 9:30am
2.1.3
Probing Burning Plasma Physics on SPARC via Neutron Emission Spectrometry
Shon Mackie
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:30 - 10:00am
2.1.4
Measurements for Fusion Power to Demonstrate Q > 1 on SPARC
Prasoon Raj
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Session 2.2 Posters
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Session 3.1 Talks, Chair TBD
Time
Entry
Title
Presenter
Affiliation
8:00–8:30am
3.1.1
Design and performance characterization of a high-throughput, high-resolution streak tube designed for ultrafast x-ray spectroscopy
Anthony Raymond
University of Rochester
8:30-9:00am
3.1.2
Overview of the SPARC profile ECE diagnostic design and a novel method for thermal noise reduction in burning plasma measurements
Christian Yoo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:00 - 9:30am
3.1.3
Time Dilation: results and calibrations of time-stretched signals from burning plasmas
Clement Trosseille
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
9:30 - 10:00am
3.1.4
Multidimensional Velocity Resolution using Emission-Resolved Laser Induced Fluorescence
Jacob Mclaughlin
West Virginia University
Session 3.2 Posters
Session 3.3 Talks, Chair TBD
Time
Entry
Title
Presenter
Affiliation
6:00–6:30pm
3.3.1
Sandia development plans and efforts to advance fast x-ray measurements and measure shape, pressure and burn history in Magnetic Direct Drive Fusion targets
Eric Harding
Sandia National Laboratory
6:30-7:00pm
3.3.2
Design and development of plasma diagnostics to tackle the DTT Tokamak research objectives
Filippo Bagnato
Divertor Tokamak Test facility Consortium
7:00 - 7:30pm
3.3.3
From Flat to Full: Automated 3D Plasma Diagnostics from 2D Data
Brian Bell
Los Alamos National Laboratory
7:30 - 8:00pm
3.3.4
Neutral Pressure Gauges in Fusion: Model Validation and Real-Time Control from AUG/W7‑X to ITER/SPARC and beyond
Michael Griener
Max Planck Institutes
Session 3.4 Posters
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Session 4.1 Talks, Chair TBD
Time
Entry
Title
Presenter
Affiliation
8:00–8:30am
4.1.1
First Results from the OpSpecTR
Kathy Opachich
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
8:30-9:00am
4.1.2
Improved performance of IRVB foils to image low- to moderate-temperature plasma radiation
Fabio Federici
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
9:00 - 9:30am
4.1.3
Advances in Neutron- and Light Ion‑Induced Nuclear Reaction Studies Using the Short-Lived Isotope Counting System (SLICS) at the Omega Laser Facility
Chad Forrest
University of Rochester
9:30 - 10:00am
4.1.4
Observations of Fast H-Mode Pedestal Dynamics with New MSE/CER Dual-Spectrum Diagnostic at DIII-D
Ryan Albosta
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Session 4.2 Posters
Session 4.3 Talks, Chair TBD
Time
Entry
Title
Presenter
Affiliation
2:00–2:30pm
4.3.1
A Compact Recoil Spectrometer for Time Integrated Neutron Energy Spectrum Measurements on the Z Machine
Owen Mannion
Sandia National Laboratory
2:30-3:00pm
4.3.2
Neutral Density Measurement in High-Temperature Core Plasmas by High-Dynamic-Range Spectroscopy
Keisuke Fujii
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
3:00 - 3:30pm
4.3.3
A physics-based approach to inferring density profiles by coupling x-ray radiography and neutron imaging shape analysis data
Zaarah Mohamed
Los Alamos National Laboratory
3:30 - 4:00pm
4.3.4
Advanced Interferometry-Polarimetry for Burning Plasma Control and Physics Validation