
Barry T. Fishler
Research Technical Manager, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Bio
Barry Fishler is the division leader for LCLS’ Experiment Control Systems (ECS). He has over 25 years of experience in safety-related software and systems engineering for complex computing systems. In 1997, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Victoria. Early in his career, he conducted integration and acceptance testing for an advanced automated air traffic control system. In 2003, he moved to California to work at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at LLNL, where he eventually became the Integrated Computer Control System manager, leading the control system software organization for NIF. In 2015, he earned a graduate certificate in System Design and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since then, he has led teams in the successful delivery of distributed control systems for rep-rated and CW laser systems at LLNL. Additionally, he has served as LLNL’s control system lead and CAM for the petawatt-class rep-rated laser for SLAC’s MEC-Upgrade project.
Current Role at Stanford
Experiment Control Systems (ECS) Division Leader, Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
Controls Software Working Group Co-chair, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Education & Certifications
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B. Eng., University of Victoria, Computer Engineering (1997)
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Cert., University of California, Los Angeles, Technical Management Program (2012)
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Grad. Cert., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management (2015)
All Publications
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Conceptual Design of the Matter in Extreme Conditions Upgrade (MEC-U) Rep-Rated Laser Control System
ICALEPCS
2023
View details for DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-TUPDP121
- Sustaining the National Ignition Facility (NIF) Integrated Computer Control System (ICCS) Over it's Thirty Year Lifespan ICALEPCS 2017
- Rapid Software Prototyping Into Large Scale Control Systems ICALEPCS 2013
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High repetition rate, high energy petawatt laser for the matter in extreme conditions upgrade
2023
View details for DOI 10.1117/12.2650137
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High Energy, 10 Hz Repetition Rate, Petawatt Laser for the Matter in Extreme Conditions Upgrade
CLEO: Science and Innovations 2023
2023
View details for DOI 10.1364/CLEO_SI.2023.STu4H.2
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Lawson Criterion for Ignition Exceeded in an Inertial Fusion Experiment.
Physical review letters
2022; 129 (7): 075001
Abstract
For more than half a century, researchers around the world have been engaged in attempts to achieve fusion ignition as a proof of principle of various fusion concepts. Following the Lawson criterion, an ignited plasma is one where the fusion heating power is high enough to overcome all the physical processes that cool the fusion plasma, creating a positive thermodynamic feedback loop with rapidly increasing temperature. In inertially confined fusion, ignition is a state where the fusion plasma can begin "burn propagation" into surrounding cold fuel, enabling the possibility of high energy gain. While "scientific breakeven" (i.e., unity target gain) has not yet been achieved (here target gain is 0.72, 1.37MJ of fusion for 1.92MJ of laser energy), this Letter reports the first controlled fusion experiment, using laser indirect drive, on the National Ignition Facility to produce capsule gain (here 5.8) and reach ignition by nine different formulations of the Lawson criterion.
View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.075001
View details for PubMedID 36018710
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PhotonScience Controls: A Flexible and Distributed LabVIEW Framework for Laser Systems
ICALEPCS
2021
View details for DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2021-MOBL05
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In-Place Technology Replacement of a 24x7 Operational Facility: Key Lessons Learned and Success Strategies from the NIF Control System Modernization
ICALEPCS
2019
View details for DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2019-WEDPL01
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High-energy (>70 keV) x-ray conversion efficiency measurement on the ARC laser at the National Ignition Facility
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
2017; 24 (3)
View details for DOI 10.1063/1.4978493
View details for Web of Science ID 000397872500066
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LEVERAGING SPLUNK FOR CONTROL SYSTEM MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT
16th Int. Conf. on Accelerator and Large Experimental Control Systems
2017
View details for DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2017-TUCPA02
- Shot Rate Improvement Strive for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) ICALEPCS 2015
- The Advanced Radiographic Capability, a Major Upgrade of the Computer Controls for the National Ignition Facility 2013
- Automatic Alignment of the Advanced Radiographic Capability for the National Ignition Facility ICALEPCS 2013
- Status Of The National Ignition Facility (NIF) Integrated Computer Control And Information Systems ICALEPCS2013 2013
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Demonstration of Ignition Radiation Temperatures in Indirect-Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion Hohlraums (vol 106, 085004, 2011)
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
2011; 106 (10)
View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.109903
View details for Web of Science ID 000288163100011