Hybrid-VPIC: an Open-Source Kinetic/Fluid Hybrid Particle-in-Cell CodeHybrid-VPIC is an extension of the open-source high-performance particle-in-cell (PIC) code VPIC incorporating hybrid kinetic ion/fluid electron solvers. This paper describes the models that are…Ari Le, Adam Stanier, Lin Yin et al.·May 9, 2023SaveLearn
Development of the Self-Modulation Instability of a Relativistic Proton Bunch in PlasmaSelf-modulation is a beam-plasma instability that is useful to drive large-amplitude wakefields with bunches much longer than the plasma skin depth. We present experimental results showing that, when…L. Verra, S. Wyler, T. Nechaeva et al.·May 9, 2023SaveLearn
Global simulations of kinetic-magnetohydrodynamic processes with energetic electrons in tokamak plasmasThe energetic electrons (EEs) generated through auxiliary heating have been found to destabilize various Alfven eigenmodes (AEs) in recent experiments, which in turn lead to the EE transport and…Jian Bao, Wenlu Zhang, Ding Li et al.·May 9, 2023SaveLearn
A preliminary analysis for efficient laser wakefield accelerationWe propose a preliminary analytical procedure in 4 steps (based on an improved fully relativistic plane hydrodynamic model) to tailor the initial density of a cold diluted plasma to the laser pulse…Gaetano Fiore·May 8, 2023SaveLearn
Response of a dusty plasma system to external charge perturbationsThe excitation of nonlinear wave structures in a dusty plasma caused by a moving external charge perturbation is examined in this work, which uses a 1-D flux corrected transport simulation. The…Hitendra Sarkar, Madhurjya P. Bora·May 8, 2023SaveLearn
A Novel Method for Solving the Linearized 1D Vlasov--Poisson EquationWe present a novel method for solving the linearized Vlasov--Poisson equation, based on analyticity properties of the equilibrium and initial condition through Cauchy-type integrals, that produces…Frank M. Lee, B. A. Shadwick·May 6, 2023SaveLearn
A reaction mechanism for oxygen plasmasThis work presents a reaction mechanism for oxygen plasmas, i.e. a set of reactions and corresponding rate coefficients that are validated against benchmark experiments. The kinetic scheme is…Tiago C Dias, Chloé Fromentin, Luís L Alves et al.·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
Branching of high-current relativistic electron beam in porous materialsPropagation of high-current relativistic electron beam (REB) in plasma is relevant to many high-energy astrophysical phenomena as well as applications based on high-intensity lasers and…K. Jiang, T. W. Huang, R. Li et al.·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
How accurate are flux-tube (local) gyrokinetic codes in modeling energetic particle effects on core turbulence?Flux-tube gyrokinetic codes are widely used to simulate drift-wave turbulence in magnetic confinement devices. While a large number of studies show that flux-tube codes provide an excellent…A. Di Siena, T. Hayward-Schneider, P. Mantica et al.·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
Numerical study of Weibel instability driven by anisotropic electron temperature in collisionless plasmasWe numerically investigate the process of generating magnetic fields from temperature anisotropy of electrons in collisionless initially uniform plasmas. We use a fully kinetic modeling and compare…A. Sladkov, A. Korzhimanov·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
Fast Correlation Heating in Moderately Coupled Electron-Ion PlasmasIf the electrons in a plasma are suddenly heated, the resulting change in Debye shielding causes the ion kinetic energy to quickly increase. For the first time, this correlation heating, which is…Thomas E. Foster, Henry Fetsch, Nathaniel J. Fisch·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
Quasilinear theory of Brillouin resonances in rotating magnetized plasmasBoth spin and orbital angular momentum can be exchanged between a rotating wave and a rotating magnetized plasma. Through resonances the spin and orbital angular momentum of the wave can be coupled…J. -M. Rax, R. Gueroult, N. J. Fisch·May 4, 2023SaveLearn
Modeling of the driver transverse profile for laser wakefield electron acceleration at APOLLON Research FacilityThe quality of electron bunches accelerated by laser wakefields is highly dependant on the temporal and spatial features of the laser driver. Analysis of experiments performed at APOLLON PW-class…Ioaquin Moulanier, Lewis Dickson, Charles Ballage et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Primary Neutron Spectra in Ion Vlasov-Fokker-Planck SimulationsThe energy spectra of unscattered neutrons produced by deuterium-deuterium and deuterium-tritium fusion reactions are an important diagnostic in High Energy Density Physics experiments as the spectra…B. D. Appelbe, W. T. Taitano, A. J. Crilly et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Statistics of Pressure Fluctuations in Turbulent Kinetic PlasmasIn this study we explore the statistics of pressure fluctuations in kinetic collisionless turbulence. A 2.5D kinetic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation of decaying turbulence is used to investigate…Subash Adhikari, William H. Matthaeus, Tulasi N. Parashar et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Proton acceleration with intense twisted laser lightAn efficient approach that considers a high-intensity twisted laser of moderate energy (few J) is proposed to generate collimated proton bunches with multi-10-MeV energies from a double-layer…Camilla Willim, Jorge Vieira, Victor Malka et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
On the force exerted on a non-spherical dust grain from homogeneous, stationary, non-magnetized plasmaIt is shown that stationary non-spherical dust grain immersed into stationary non-magnetized plasma can experience a force caused by the grain-plasma interactions.S. I. Krasheninnikov, R. D. Smirnov·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Comments on "Volume ignition of mixed fuel" by H. Ruhl and G. Korn (Marvel Fusion, Munich)In the most recent note on Marvel Fusion's concept for a laser driven pB reactor without compression, Ruhl and Korn consider the volumetric energy balance of fusion reactions vs. bremsstrahlung…Karl Lackner, Rainer Burhenn, Sina Fietz et al.·May 2, 2023SaveLearn
Bounce-averaged drifts: Equivalent definitions, numerical implementations, and example casesIn this article we provide various analytical and numerical methods for calculating the average drift of magnetically trapped particles across field lines in complex geometries, and we compare these…R. J. J. Mackenbach, J. M. Duff, M. J. Gerard et al.·May 2, 2023SaveLearn
Estimating the properties of single positive air streamers from measurable parametersWe develop an axial model for single steadily propagating positive streamers in air. It uses observable parameters to estimate quantities that are difficult to measure. More specifically, for given…Dennis Bouwman, Hani Francisco, Ute Ebert·May 1, 2023SaveLearn
The STAG Code: A Fully Relativistic Super Transition Array Calculation Using Green's FunctionsCalculating opacities for a wide range of plasma conditions (i.e. temperature, density, element) requires detailed knowledge of the plasma configuration space and electronic structure. For plasmas…Nathanael Gill, Christopher Fontes, Charles Starrett·May 1, 2023SaveLearn
Deep Learning assisted microwave-plasma interaction based technique for plasma density estimationThe electron density is a key parameter to characterize any plasma. Most of the plasma applications and research in the area of low-temperature plasmas (LTPs) are based on the accurate estimations of…Pratik Ghosh, Bhaskar Chaudhury, Shishir Purohit et al.·Apr 28, 2023SaveLearn
On Analysis of Laser Plasma Aluminum Monoxide Emission SpectraThis work communicates analysis of aluminum monoxide, AlO, laser-plasma emission records using line strength data and the ExoMol astrophysical database. A nonlinear fitting program computes…Christian G. Parigger·Apr 28, 2023SaveLearn
Effect of non-local transport of hot electrons on the laser-target ablationThe non-local heat transport of hot electrons during high-intensity lasers interaction with plasmas can preheat the fuel and limit the heat flow in inertial confinement fusion. It increases the…Z. H. Chen, X. H. Yang, G. B. Zhang et al.·Apr 28, 2023SaveLearn
Stopping power of high-density alpha-particle clusters in warm dense deuterium-tritium fuelsThe state of burning plasma had been achieved in inertial confinement fusion (ICF), which was regarded as a great milestone for high-gain laser fusion energy. In the burning plasma, alpha particles…Z. P. Fu, Z. W. Zhang, K. Lin et al.·Apr 27, 2023SaveLearn