Future Plans for Extreme Matter Research at Los Alamos with MaRIE: Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes Facility

MaRIE (Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes) is the future Los Alamos signature facility that is based on an evolution of the present Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). MaRIE will build on the accelerator infrastructure currently at Los Alamos to create and study matter under extreme radiation conditions. The evolution of materials science and research drives toward a new era that will focus on the ability to manipulate and control materials on scales from atomic to the continuum. MaRIE will address that frontier by providing unique capabilities in matter-radiation interactions and extreme environments to enable future materials-centric science and discovery. MaRIE will include a comprehensive set of co-located tools, including a 42 keV XFEL, 12 GeV electron radiography, 800 MeV proton radiography, and laser probes and drivers to realize transformational advances in materials behavior, response, and fabrication. It will enable dynamic probing of material on previously inaccessible time and length scales, will provide intense neutron and photon radiation environments, and will provide the ability to characterize and synthesize new materials. A proposal for MaRIE 1.0 was submitted to the US Department of Energy for approval of a Critical Decision Zero (new project start) in August 2015. An overview of MaRIE 1.0, with an emphasis on dynamic material science, will be presented.