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High Energy Density Science Postdoc for Initiator Applications

Los Alamos National Laboratory | Los Alamos, United States | Posted July 04, 2026

Position Overview

What You Will DoThe Q-6 Detonation Science and Technology Group is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral position spanning experimental and computational physics for high energy density (HED) science.Research in Q-6 spans the fundamental physics and applied science of energetic materials, detonators, and rapidly evolving hydrodynamic phenomena in support of national security missions. This position emphasizes short-pulse laser plasma physics relevant to ultrafast radiography platforms and detonator-related HED plasmas, including Exploding Foil Initiators (EFI), Exploding Bridgewires (EBW), and Optical Initiators (OI).Key research activities include experimental and/or modeling efforts in initiator plasma physics, laser-plasma interactions, laser-driven radiation sources, and the development of ultrafast radiography techniques for imaging HED phenomena.The successful candidate will contribute to building and/or modeling of a new radiography capability driven by a 10 TW Ti:Sapphir...

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