Proton imaging of high-energy-density laboratory plasmas

DB Schaeffer, AFA Bott, M Borghesi, KA Flippo… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Proton imaging has become a key diagnostic for measuring electromagnetic fields in high-
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …

[HTML][HTML] P3: An installation for high-energy density plasma physics and ultra-high intensity laser–matter interaction at ELI-Beamlines

S Weber, S Bechet, S Borneis, L Brabec… - Matter and Radiation …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
ELI-Beamlines (ELI-BL), one of the three pillars of the Extreme Light Infrastructure
endeavour, will be in a unique position to perform research in high-energy-density-physics …

Nuclear diagnostics for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) plasmas

JA Frenje - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The field of nuclear diagnostics for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) is broadly reviewed
from its beginning in the seventies to present day. During this time, the sophistication of the …

Experiments relevant to astrophysical jets

PM Bellan - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2018 - cambridge.org
This paper summarizes the results of an experimental program at Caltech wherein
magnetohydrodynamically driven plasma jets are created and diagnosed. The theory …

Strong suppression of heat conduction in a laboratory replica of galaxy-cluster turbulent plasmas

J Meinecke, P Tzeferacos, JS Ross, AFA Bott… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
In conventional gases and plasmas, it is known that heat fluxes are proportional to
temperature gradients, with collisions between particles mediating energy flow from hotter to …

Dynamo effect in decaying helical turbulence

A Brandenburg, T Kahniashvili, S Mandal… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
We show that in decaying hydromagnetic turbulence with initial kinetic helicity, a weak
magnetic field eventually becomes fully helical. The sign of magnetic helicity is opposite to …

[HTML][HTML] Charged particle diagnostics for inertial confinement fusion and high-energy-density physics experiments

M Gatu Johnson - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
MeV-range ions generated in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high-energy-density
physics experiments carry a wealth of information, including fusion reaction yield, rate, and …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modeling of laser-driven experiments aiming to demonstrate magnetic field amplification via turbulent dynamo

P Tzeferacos, A Rigby, A Bott, AR Bell, R Bingham… - Physics of …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
The universe is permeated by magnetic fields, with strengths ranging from a femtogauss in
the voids between the filaments of galaxy clusters to several teragauss in black holes and …

Numerical study of plasma–electrode interaction during arc discharge in a DC plasma torch

P Liang, R Groll - IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy transfer within an arc is of crucial importance in numerous applications, such as
thermal spraying and electric propulsion (arcjet and magnetoplasmadynamic thruster). Its …

High repetition rate exploration of the Biermann battery effect in laser produced plasmas over large spatial regions

JJ Pilgram, MBP Adams, CG Constantin… - High Power Laser …, 2022 - cambridge.org
In this paper we present a high repetition rate experimental platform for examining the
spatial structure and evolution of Biermann-generated magnetic fields in laser-produced …