  Astrophysics experiments by Falcon et al. to create white dwarf photospheres
in the laboratory are currently underway. The experimental platform measures
Balmer line profiles of a radiation-driven, pure hydrogen plasma in emission
and in absorption for conditions at T_e ~ 1 eV, n_e ~ 10^17 cm^-3. These will
be used to compare and test line broadening theories used in white dwarf
atmosphere models. The flexibility of the platform allows us to expand the
direction of our experiments using other compositions. We discuss future
prospects such as exploring helium plasmas and carbon/oxygen plasmas relevant
to the photospheres of DBs and hot DQs, respectively.
