The Department of Energy (DOE) and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) encourage innovation, creativity, originality and quality to maintain the Laboratorys research activities and staff at the forefront of science and technology. To further advance the Laboratorys scientific research capabilities, the Laboratory allocates a portion of its funds for the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program. With DOE guidance, the LDRD program enables SLAC scientists to make rapid and significant contributions to seeding new strategies for solving important national science and technology problems. The LDRD program is conducted using existing research facilities. Show Partial Abstract